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3.2. Biochemical Biomarkers in Algae and Marine Pollution PDF
3.2. Biochemical Biomarkers in Algae and Marine Pollution PDF
) in photosynthetic organisms
has gained considerable attention in recent years, testifying to the
role of these substances (particularly
d
NO). Inside specic
compartments of plant and algal cell such as cytossol, chloroplasts
and peroxissomes,
d
NO from NO synthase (NOS) or from nitrate
reductase (NR) can react with O
2
d
radicals to form the powerful
oxidizing agent ONOO