Diversity, distribution and roles of osmoprotective compounds accumulated in halophytes under abiotic stress

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 115; no. 3; pp. 433 - 447
• Main Authors: Slama, Inès, Abdelly, Chedly, Bouchereau, Alain, Flowers, Tim, Savouré, Arnould
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.02.2015; Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Organic Chemicals - metabolism; Osmosis; REVIEW: PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON HALOPHYTES AND SALINE ADAPTATIONS; Salt Tolerance; Salt-Tolerant Plants - metabolism; Sodium Chloride - chemistry; Vacuoles - metabolism; osmolytes; osmoregulation; Abiotic stress; salinity stress; salt tolerance; osmoprotection; osmotic adjustment; halophytes; genetic engineering

Osmolytes are low-molecular-weight organic solutes, a broad group that encompasses a variety of compounds such as amino acids, tertiary sulphonium and quaternary ammonium compounds, sugars and polyhydric alcohols. Osmolytes are accumulated in the cytoplasm of halophytic species in order to balance t...