To live apart from oneself

1996/09/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Biologia

The lack of immunization systems means that plants do not have the means to cope with attacks by microorganisms, but this is not always the case. Soy cells, for example, when attacked by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae, form a chemical compound: hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide.

This compound is a signal for the following cells and their membranes are reinforced forming antibiotic compounds. Oxygenated water, however, allows both to introduce large concentrations of calcium ions into the cell, so that the cell dies. The aggressor is trapped between dead cells and cannot develop.