编号
040021701
推送时间
20191216
研究领域
森林培育
年份
2019
类型
期刊
语种
英语
标题
Vitamin E in Plants: Biosynthesis, Transport, and Function
来源期刊 Trends in Plant Science
期
第217期
发表时间
20191101
关键词
antioxidants;
chloroplasts;
retrograde signaling;
tocopherols;
tocotrienols;
Vitamin E;
摘要
Vitamin E, which includes both tocopherols and tocotrienols, comprises lipid-soluble antioxidants that modulate lipid peroxidation. Recently, significant advances have been made in our understanding of vitamin E biosynthesis, transport, and function. The phytyl moiety from chlorophyll degradation is used for tocopherol biosynthesis. An α-tocopherol-binding protein (TBP) has been identified in tomato (SlTBP) serving in intraorganellar vitamin E transport in plants. Moreover, α-tocopherol not only scavenges free radicals through flip-flop movements in the lipid bilayer, but may also contribute to fine-tuning the transmission of specific signals outside chloroplasts. Vitamin E, and α-tocopherol in particular, appear to be essential for plant development and help to provide the most suitable response to a number of environmental stresses.
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