The Antioxidants of Legume Nodule Mitochondria

The mitochondria of legume root nodules are critical to sustain the energy-intensive process of nitrogen fixation. They also generate reactive oxygen species at high rates and thus require the protection of antioxidant enzymes and metabolites. We show here that highly purified mitochondria from bean...

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Main Authors: Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Manuel A. Matamoros, Maria C. Rubio, David A. Dalton, Manuel Becana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2001-10-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.2001.14.10.1189