Part I Nitric oxide: Metabolism, Identification and Detection
1 An Update to the Understanding of Nitric Oxide Metabolism in Plants
Andrea Galatro and Susana Puntarulo
2 Biosynthesis of Nitric Oxide in Plants
Tamás Rőszer
3 Function of Peroxisomes as a Cellular Source of Nitric Oxide and Other Reactive Nitrogen Species
Luis A. del Río, Francisco J. Corpas, Juan B. Barroso, Eduardo López-Huertas and José M. Palma
4 Role of Plant Mitochondria in Nitric Oxide Homeostasis During Oxygen Deficiency
Halley Caixeta Oliveira and Ione Salgado
5 Production of Nitric Oxide by Marine Unicellular Red Tide Phytoplankton, Chattonella marina
Daekyung Kim and Tatsuya Oda
6 Identification of Nitrosylated Proteins (SNO) and Applications in Plants
Jean-Benoît Peltier, Abasse Fares and Michel Rossignol
7 Nitric Oxide: Detection Methods and Possible Roles during Jasmonate-regulated Stress Reponse
Palmiro Poltronieri, Marco Taurino, Stefania Bonsegna, Stefania De Domenico and Angelo Santino
8 S-Nitrosoglutathionereductase: Key Regulator of Plant Development and Stress Response
Mounira Chaki and Christian Lindermayr
9 Nitro-Fatty Acids: Synthesis, Properties and Role in Biological System
Homero Rubbo and Andrés Trostchansky
Part II Nitric Oxide: Properties, Mode of Action and Functional Role in Stress Physiology
10 Nitric Oxide and Reactive Nitrogen Species
Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek, Jolanta Floryszak-Wieczorek, Dariusz Abramowski, and Karolina Izbiańska
11 Nitric Oxide and Other Signaling Molecules: A Cross Talk in Response to Abiotic Stress
Wei-Biao Liao and Ji-Hua Yu
12 Cytoprotective Role of Nitric Oxide under Oxidative Stress
Y.S. Bakakina, E.V. Kolesneva, L.V. Dubovskaya and I.D. Volotovski
13 Phytohormones and Nitric Oxide Interactions During Abiotic Stress Responses
Paulo T. Mioto, Luciano Freschi and Helenice Mercier
14 Tolerance of Plants to Abiotic Stress: A Role of Nitric Oxide and Calcium
M. Nasir Khan, Firoz Mohammad, M. Mobin and M. Ali Saqib
15 Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: Exploring the Role of Nitric Oxide and Humic Substances
V. Mora, M. Olaetxea, E. Bacaicoa, R. Baigorri, M. Fuentes, A.M. Zamarreño and J.M. Garcia-Mina
16 Nitric Oxide in Relation to Plant Signaling and Defense Responses
Mui-Yun Wong, Mansour Salati and Yee-Min Kwan
17 The Role of Nitric Oxide in Programmed Cell Death in Higher Plants
Hu-Yi He, Ming-Hua Gu and Long-Fei He