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Activation of violaxanthin cycle in darkness is a common response to different abiotic stresses: a case study in Pelvetia canaliculata

BACKGROUND: In the violaxanthin (V) cycle, V is de-epoxidized to zeaxanthin (Z) when strong light or light combined with other stressors lead to an overexcitation of photosystems. However, plants can also suffer stress in darkness and recent reports have shown that dehydration triggers V-de-epoxidat...

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Autores principales: Fernández-Marín, Beatriz, Míguez, Fátima, Becerril, José María, García-Plazaola, José Ignacio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22269024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-11-181