Melatonin Alleviates Antimony Toxicity by Regulating the Antioxidant Response and Reducing Antimony Accumulation in <i>Oryza sativa</i> L.

• Main Authors: Yutan Chu (Author), Qiongli Bao (Author), Yan Li (Author), Hongyu Sun (Author), Zewei Liu (Author), Jiahao Shi (Author), Yizong Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimony (Sb) is a hazardous metal element that is potentially toxic and carcinogenic. Melatonin (MT) is an indole compound with antioxidant properties that plays an essential role in plant growth and alleviates heavy metal stresses. Nevertheless, little is known about the effects and mechanisms of...