Iron toxicity: effects on the plants and detoxification strategies

ABSTRACT Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants, as a cofactor in multi-heme cytochromes and within iron-sulfur clusters. However, Fe can be toxic at high concentrations. Free Fe in cells can disrupt the cell redox balance toward a pro-oxidant state, generating oxidative stress. The focu...

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Main Authors: Allan de Marcos Lapaz, Camila Hatsu Pereira Yoshida, Pedro Henrique Gorni, Larisse de Freitas-Silva, Talita de Oliveira Araújo, Cleberson Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2022-04-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062022000100401&tlng=en