(1) Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Biochemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, U.K
Abstract:
Current understanding of the structure and function of the plant alternative oxidase is reviewed. In particular, the role of the oxidase in the protection of tissues against oxidative stress is developed.