Antioxidative response of Melissa officinalis L. and Valeriana officinalis L. leaves exposed to exogenous melatonin and excessive zinc and cadmium level

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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Main Authors: Hodžić Elvisa, Balaban Milica, Šuškalo Nevena, Galijašević Semira, Hasanagić Dino, Kukavica Biljana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
Subjects:
melatonin: lemon balm
valerian
superoxide dismutase
peroxidases
Zn
Cd
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2019/0352-51391800070H.pdf

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