Comparison of the chloroplast peroxidase system in the chlorophyte Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the bryophyte Physcomitrella patens, the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii and the seed plant Arabidopsis thaliana.docVIP

Pitsch et al. BMC Plant Biology 2010, 10:133 /1471-2229/10/133 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Comparison of the chloroplast peroxidase system Research article in the chlorophyte Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the bryophyte Physcomitrella patens, the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii and the seed plant Arabidopsis thaliana Nicola T Pitsch1, Benjamin Witsch1 and Margarete Baier*1,2 Abstract Background: Oxygenic photosynthesis is accompanied by the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which damage proteins, lipids, DNA and finally limit plant yield. The enzymes of the chloroplast an