Glutathione-mediated detoxification systems in plants.

Autor: Dixon DP; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK., Cummins L, Cole DJ, Edwards R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current opinion in plant biology [Curr Opin Plant Biol] 1998 Jun; Vol. 1 (3), pp. 258-66.
DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(98)80114-3
Abstrakt: Recent work has highlighted the presence of diverse glutathione-dependent enzymes in plants with potential roles in the detoxification of both xenobiotic and endogenous compounds. In particular, studies on glutathione transferases are further characterising their role in xenobiotic metabolism, and also raising intriguing possible roles in endogenous metabolism. The solution of their three-dimensional structures together with studies on their molecular diversity and substrate specificity is providing new insights into the function and classification of these enigmatic enzymes.
Databáze: MEDLINE