Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants―2nd Edition
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "ROS, RNS and RSS".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2025 | Viewed by 2756
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nitric oxide metabolism; signaling processes; fruit physiology; abiotic stress in crop species; ROS and RNS metabolism; melatonin; hydrogen sulfide; antioxidants
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Interests: abiotic stress; stress combination; NO; ROS; melatonin; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; system biology
Interests: fruit and vegetable antioxidants; reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; fruit ripening; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The metabolism of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) has acquired outstanding relevance in higher plant physiology due to its broad implications in the metabolism of higher plants. Previously, some of these ROS/RNS were considered toxic because they could cause nitro-oxidative damage; however, this concept has evolved since they also exert signaling functions among themselves and with other regulators (phytohormones, melatonin, hydrogen sulfide, etc.) involved in many physiology processes ranging from seed germination to fruit ripening. Likewise, ROS and RNS are also involved in the mechanisms of response against biotic and abiotic stresses.
This 2nd edition of the Special Issue entitled “Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants” desires to extend the relevance of these families of molecules related to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) which other molecules such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and melatonin that have been shown to have close relationships. Therefore, all manuscripts that provide new insights in this area of research are welcome, including original research and reviews, as well as new hypotheses.
Prof. Dr. Francisco J. Corpas
Dr. Rosa M. Rivero
Prof. Dr. José M. Palma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidants
- hydrogen peroxide
- nitric oxide
- nitro-oxidative stress
- ROS
- RNS
- hydrogen sulfide
- melatonin
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