Redox processes in biological systems

Abstract

General principles of organization and distinctive features of the redox processes of biological systems are discussed. We paid special attention to the most examined parts of redox biology. As one of the approaches to the generalization of accumulated knowledge about redox processes, the so-called redox hypothesis of oxidative stress was examined. Extrapolation of this hypothesis on the processes taking place in plant cells, formulated on the basis of thiol-disulfide metabolism of animal cells, may help to systematize the available knowledge about redox processes in plants.