Singlet oxygen in plants: Generation, detection, and signaling roles

VA Dmitrieva, EV Tyutereva… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Singlet oxygen (1O2) refers to the lowest excited electronic state of molecular oxygen. It
easily oxidizes biological molecules and, therefore, is cytotoxic. In plant cells, 1O2 is formed …

Tanned or sunburned: how excessive light triggers plant cell death

S d'Alessandro, I Beaugelin, M Havaux - Molecular Plant, 2020 - cell.com
Plants often encounter light intensities exceeding the capacity of photosynthesis (excessive
light) mainly due to biotic and abiotic factors, which lower CO 2 fixation and reduce light …