Chapter 31
Reactive Sulfur Species
A New Player in Plant Physiology?
Martin Clemens Gruhlke,
Martin Clemens Gruhlke
Institute of Plant Physiology (Bio III), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Clemens Gruhlke,
Martin Clemens Gruhlke
Institute of Plant Physiology (Bio III), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Mirza Hasanuzzaman,
Vasileios Fotopoulos,
Kamrun Nahar,
Masayuki Fujita,
Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Search for more papers by this authorVasileios Fotopoulos
Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus
Search for more papers by this authorKamrun Nahar
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
Both Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) are known to have important functions in developmental and defense processes in plants. Still, a role for Reactive Sulfur Species (RSS) in plants was only very limited discussed so far, although also these reactive species seem to be of importance for the physiology of the plant. Many defense compounds fulfill the requirements of RSS' definition, but also some RSS have distinctive other roles in plants like growth regulation or induction of plant resistance.
In this chapter, we discuss the nature and biogenesis of RSS in plants and their role in plant physiology regarding development and pathogen/pest resistance with a special focus on antimicrobial and, more general, biocidal activity.
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