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    The role of oxidative stress in successful cryopreservation of south-west Western Australian plant species

    Funnekotter B 2015.pdf (4.977Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Funnekotter, Bryn
    Date
    2015
    Supervisor
    Dr Anja Kaczmarczyk
    Prof. Ricardo Mancera
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    School
    School of Biomedical Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/309
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    Abstract

    The southwest Western Australian Floristic region contains high plant diversity in need of conservation. Cryopreservation, the storage of plants in liquid nitrogen (-196°C), is the safest long-term conservation method available. However, there are many factors that can influence the plants ability to survive cryopreservation. Oxidative stress, which can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids, was shown to be a major factor affecting cryopreservation. Plants that mitigated excessive oxidative stress showed improved post-cryogenic survival.

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