Essentiality of nickel in plants: a role in plant stresses

The element Ni is considered an essential plant micronutrient because it acts as an activator of the enzyme urease. Recent studies have shown that Ni may activate an isoform of glyoxalase I, which performs an important step in the degradation of methylglyoxal (MG), a potent cytotoxic compound natura...

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Main Authors: Caio eFabiano, Tiago eTezotto, José Laércio eFavarin, Joseph Carmine Polacco, Paulo eMazzafera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00754/full