Antioxidative response of Melissa officinalis L. and Valeriana officinalis L. leaves exposed to exogenous melatonin and excessive zinc and cadmium level
Heavy metals disturb the redox homeostasis of the plant cell. The indolamine hormone, melatonin, protects plants from oxidative damage by directly scavenging reactive oxygen species or by stimulating the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The antioxidative role of melatonin in the leaves of two medici...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Serbian Chemical Society
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2019/0352-51391800070H.pdf |