Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
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Institute of Sciences of Food Production C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy

Biography

Dr. Angelo Santino is the Researcher in the Institute of Italian National council of Research, Main research activities of Angelo Santino deal with plant molecular biology, metabolic engineering, biochemistry, and cell biology. His scientific activity has been focused on the following main topics:

• hormones signaling in plant response to (a)biotic stresses;

• Lipid droplets and lipids storage in a plant cell;

• Induction and purification of recombinant proteins; proteins chips;

• Biological activity of phytochemicals; novel carriers for their stabilization and uptake improvement.

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Hydroperoxide Lyase Branch of the Oxylipin Pathway and Green Leaf Volatiles in Plant/Insect Interaction
  Author(s): Marco Taurino, Stefania De Domenico, Stefania Bonsegna and Angelo Santino*
  
  The lipoxygenase (LOX) catalysed peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is a key starting point in defence mechanisms common to plant, animal and at least some microorganisms. In human, the peroxidation of arachidonic acid finally leads to the biosynthesis of important defence effectors such as leukotrienes and lipoxins. In plant, the most common substrates of lipoxygenases are represented by linoleic (C18:2) and linolenic (C18:3) acids. Differently from auto-oxidation reactions which produce a huge number of hydroperoxide derivatives, the oxidation reaction catalysed by LOXs is positional and stereo-specific. Indeed, only 9- or 13-hydroperoxides (with a prevalence of the S steroisomers) are produced from these substrates. PUFA hydroperoxides are per se signal molecules or c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.13.1.102

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