Gasotransmitters in Plants

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<p>This book describes the three gasotransmitters nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) and carbon monoxide (CO) and their function as intracellular signalling molecules in plants. </p><p>Common properties are shared by NO, H₂S and CO: they are beneficial at low concentrations but hazardous in higher amounts; they are small molecules of gas; they can freely cross cell membranes; their effects do not rely on receptors; they are generated enzymatically and their production is regulated; their functions can be mimicked by exogenous application; and their cellular effects may or may not be mediated by second messengers, but have specific cellular and molecular targets.</p><p>In plants, many aspects of the biology of gasotransmitters remain completely unknown and generate intriguing questions, which will be discussed in this book.</p>