Regulation of Tocopherol (Vitamin E) biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

Safoora Shirvani¹, Peter Dörmann¹

¹Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.

Abstract

Tocochromanols, including tocopherols and tocotrienols, encompass a group of lipid antioxidants that are synthesized in chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms. Tocochromanols are essential for mammals, because they provide vitamin E activity. In plants, tocochromanols can scavenge reactive oxygen species derived from photosynthesis. While most dicot plants including Arabidopsis thaliana produce…

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