Antioxidant Systems in Plants
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 804
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oxidant and antioxidant activities; ROS and NO; heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in plants; phytoremediation; phenolic compounds
Interests: auxin control of root growth and branching; initiation of lateral roots; molecular control of growth; ROS and NO; heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in plants
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: oxidant and antioxidant activities; ROS, NO, and H2S; heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in plants; phytoremediation; phenolic compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) as part of their physiological processes and in response to various stresses. ROS are essential signalling molecules in plant responses, playing key roles in both developmental processes and in defence against abiotic and biotic stimuli. To regulate ROS levels and maintain redox homeostasis, plants possess a comprehensive antioxidant defence system. This system is vital for response and tolerance to stress. The antioxidant defence system comprises the enzymatic antioxidant system, which includes superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POX), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), catalase (CAT), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione S-transferase (GST), among others, as well as compounds involved in the ascorbate–glutathione cycle, flavonoids, phenols, tocopherols, and carotenoids.
The purpose of this Special Issue, entitled “Antioxidant Systems in Plants”, is to examine, at physiological, proteomic, and molecular levels, the role of antioxidant enzymes and compounds in plants exposed to a wide array of stressors, as well as the interactions between ROS, Ca, and RNS. Research articles, including both short and full-length reviews, are welcomed.
Dr. Francisco Espinosa Borreguero
Dr. Ilda Jesús Casimiro Felicio
Dr. Inmaculada Garrido Carballo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- enzymatic antioxidants
- non-enzymatic antioxidants
- nitro-oxidative stress
- reactive oxygen species
- reactive nitrogen species
- ROS and RNS signaling
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