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BIB5709 - Oxidative Stress in Land Plants and Macroalgae


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
2
2
4
10 weeks
60 hours

Instructor
Cláudia Maria Furlan
Fanly Fungyi Chow Ho

Objective
1. Expose and discuss topics related to studies involving abiotic stress in land plants and macroalgae. 2. Diversify and update the knowledge of graduate students in areas related to their research projects. 3. Develop the ability to write a research project (IC, MS, or DR) involving abiotic stress in land plants or macroalgae through the critical analysis of proposals, enabling the exchange of experiences and knowledge.

Content
1. Emergence of aerobic life and its relationship with photosynthetic organisms. 2. Concepts of stress, tolerance, resistance, resilience, and acclimation/adaptation. 3. Abiotic stressors in the terrestrial and marine environment. 4. Climate change and oxidative stress. 5. Oxidative stress, pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance. 6. Physiological and molecular responses under abiotic stress situations. 7. Descriptors and techniques for studying oxidative stress. 8. Preparation of a research project focuses on physiology of stress.

Bibliography
Abele D., Vazquez-Medina J.P., Zenteno-Savín T. 2012. Oxidative stress in aquatic ecosystems. 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Buchanan B.B., Gruissem W., Jones R.L. 2015. Biochemistry and molecular biology of plants. Wiley Blackwell.
Dewick P.M. 2009. Medicinal natural products. A biosynthetic approach. 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons.
Mosa K.A., Ismail A., Helmy M. 2017. Plant stress tolerance: an Integrated omics approach. Springer.
Shabala S. 2017. Plant stress physiology. Cabi.
Taiz L., Zegler E. 2009. Fisiologia vegetal. 4ª ed. Artmed.