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Metabolic Engineering for <strong>Stress</strong> Tolerance<br />

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Table 5. Metabolic engineering <strong>of</strong> genes encoding antioxidant enzymes to combat<br />

oxidative stress in plants<br />

Gene Gene action Species Phenotypic References<br />

expression<br />

Sod Cu/Zn superoxide Tobacco, No protection seen Tepperman <strong>and</strong><br />

dismutase tomato against superoxide Dunsmuir<br />

toxicity (1990)<br />

Mn superoxide Tobacco Reduced cellular Bowler et. al.,<br />

dismutase damage under (1991)<br />

oxidative stress<br />

Cu/Zn superoxide Tobacco Retained 90% Gupta et. al.,<br />

dismutase photosynthesis under (1993a)<br />

chilling <strong>and</strong> heat stress<br />

Mn superoxide Alfalfa Increased tolerance to McKersie et. al.,<br />

dismutase freezing stress (1993)<br />

Fe superoxide Tobacco Protected plants from Van Camp et. al.,<br />

dismutase ozone damage (1996)<br />

Mn superoxide Alfalfa Increased tolerance to McKersie et. al.,<br />

dismutase water deficit (1996)<br />

Nt107 Glutathione Tobacco Sustained growth under Roxas et. al.,<br />

S-transferase cold <strong>and</strong> salinity stress (1997)<br />

MsFer Ferritin (iron Tobacco Increased tolerance <strong>of</strong> Deak et. al.,<br />

storage) oxidative damage caused (1999)<br />

by excess iron<br />

Sod Mn superoxide Alfalfa Increased winter McKersie et. al.,<br />

dismutase survival (1999)<br />

Mn superoxide Tobacco Increased tolerance to Yu et. al., (1999)<br />

dismutase<br />

Mn deficiency<br />

Apx3 Ascorbate Tobacco Increased protection Wang et. al.,<br />

peroxidase against oxidative stress (1999)<br />

ParB Glutathione Arabidopsis Protects against Al Ezaki et. al.,<br />

S-transferase toxicity <strong>and</strong> oxidative (2000)<br />

stress<br />

GST/ Glutathione Tobacco Increased stress Roxas et. al.,<br />

GPX S-transferase tolerance with (2000)<br />

glutathione peroxidase<br />

Sod Cu, MN, Fe, Alfalfa, Increased winter McKersie<br />

Zn-SOD rye grass hardiness (2001)

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