Phylloquinone, what can we learn from plants?
Biofactors
; 18(1-4): 73-8, 2003.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14695922
ABSTRACT
The plant plasma membrane contains redox proteins able to mediate a trans-membrane electron flow. This electron flow might be responsible for the generation of the active oxygen species observed as a reaction to pathogen attack or stress. Vitamin K1 could be identified as a possible lipid soluble electron carrier in plant plasma membrane preparations. Such a function would be analogous to coenzyme Q in animal plasma membranes. What we are going to outline in this contribution is a concept of how the electron transport system of the plant plasma membrane could interact with quinones, thus contributing to the metabolism of free radicals in plants.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vitamina K 1
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Plantas
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article