Michael Moustakas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
107 Papers
328 Citations
Michael Moustakas is an academic researcher from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chlorophyll fluorescence & Photosynthesis. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 84 publications. Previous affiliations of Michael Moustakas include Istanbul University.
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Papers
Interaction of proline, sugars, and anthocyanins during photosynthetic acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana to drought stress.
TL;DR: The results indicated that, under MoDS, A. thaliana leaves were able to maintain oxidative compounds such as malondialdeyde, an end product of lipid peroxidation, within the range of control leaves, and to cope with oxidative damage, as was evident by the decreased excitation pressure.
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Physiological and ultrastructural effects of cadmium on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) leaves.
TL;DR: The growth reduction and the inhibition of chlorophyll content and photosynthesis observed in the upper plant parts seemed principally due to indirect Cd effects on the content of essential nutrients, suggesting that Cd probably induced premature senescence.
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Aluminum tolerance in maize is correlated with increased levels of mineral nutrients, carbohydrates and proline, and decreased levels of lipid peroxidation and Al accumulation.
Anastasia Giannakoula,Michael Moustakas,Photini Mylona,Ioannis E. Papadakis,Traianos Yupsanis +4 more
TL;DR: Data provide further support to the hypothesis that a mechanism exists that excludes Al from the roots of the tolerant maize line, as well as an internal mechanism of tolerance that minimizes accumulation of lipid peroxides through a higher Pro and carbohydrate content related to osmoregulation and membrane stabilization.
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Responses of maize (Zea mays L.) plants to copper stress—I. Growth, mineral content and ultrastructure of roots
TL;DR: The occurrence of well preserved cells indicates that Zea mays root cells do not respond uniformly to stressful conditions and suggests the development of a resistance strategy of maize roots to Cu-toxicity.
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Exogenous proline induces soluble sugar accumulation and alleviates drought stress effects on photosystem II functioning of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves
Michael Moustakas,Ilektra Sperdouli,Theodora Kouna,Chrysovalantou-Irene Antonopoulou,Ioannis Therios +4 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that Pro appears to be involved in the protection of chloroplast structures by quenching ROS, in part accounts for the observed increased resistance to DS in A. thaliana leaves with Pro.
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