Putrescine (Put) is the starting point of the polyamines (PAs) pathway and the most common
PA in higher plants. It is synthesized by two main pathways (from ornithine and arginine), but …

Significance of naturally occurring intracellular polyamines (PAs), such as spermine,
spermidine, and putrescine, in relation to the mechanism and adaptation to combat abiotic …

Environmental stresses including climate change, especially global warming, are severely
affecting plant growth and productivity worldwide. It has been estimated that two-thirds of the …

Metabolomics is a rapidly emerging discipline within functional genomics which is
increasingly being applied to understand biochemical phenotypes across a range of …

This study describes various biochemical processes involved in the mitigation of cadmium
toxicity in green alga Ulva lactuca. The plants when exposed to 0.4 mM CdCl 2 for 4 days …

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new
information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop …

Background Transglutaminases have been studied in plants since 1987 in investigations
aimed at interpreting some of the molecular mechanisms by which polyamines affect growth …

Intertidal alga Gracilaria corticata growing in natural environment experiences various
abiotic stresses during the low tides. The aim of this study was to determine whether …

Marine macroalgae, commonly known as seaweeds, are assemblage of diverse groups of
phototrophic marine plants and form the base of the marine trophic pyramid. Rocky intertidal …

Transglutaminases (TGases) are calcium-dependent enzymes that catalyse an acyl-transfer
reaction between primary amino groups and protein-bound Gln residues. They are widely …