Reactive nitrogen species

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Reactive nitrogen species are free radicals that are continuously produced in plants as by-products of aerobic metabolism or in response to stresses[1].

They act together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) to carry out detrimental effects on cells. Therefore, these two species are often generalized as ROS/RNS.

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  1. ^ Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and glutathione: key players in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis Nicolas Pauly 1, Chiara Pucciariello 1, Karine Mandon 1, Gilles Innocenti 1, Alexandre Jamet 1, Emmanuel Baudouin 1, Didier Hérouart 1, Pierre Frendo 1, and Alain Puppo 1 *
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