Potential of Plant’s Bowman-Birk Protease Inhibitor in Combating Abiotic Stresses: A Mini Review

Authors

  • Tajul Ariffien Othman Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Norliza Abu Bakar Biotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran Mardi-UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor.
  • Rabiatul Adawiah Zainal Abidin Biotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran Mardi-UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor.
  • Maziah Mahmood Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Baity Saidi Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Azmi Shaharuddin Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/bstr.v2i2.179

Keywords:

Bowman-Birk Inhibitor, abiotic, WRIS5, Oxidative stress

Abstract

Bowman-Birk Inhibitor (BBI) is one of the subfamilies of serine protease inhibitors. Numerous
studies have shown that in plants, BBI functions as part of their defense mechanism against
pathogens and microorganisms. The BBI is also known to have anti-carcinogenic properties.
Furthermore, the BBI has been reported to function in controlling abiotic stresses such as
salinity and drought stresses.. Abiotic stresses are the major problems in agricultural industry.
Therefore, numerous researches have been carried out to characterize the BBI and to determine
its roles during biotic and abiotic stresses. This paper presents a review regarding the
relationship between Bowman-Birk inhibitor and the plant defensive mechanism against abiotic
stresses.

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Published

2015-01-31

How to Cite

Othman, T. A., Bakar, N. A., Abidin, R. A. Z., Mahmood, M., Saidi, N. B., & Shaharuddin, N. A. (2015). Potential of Plant’s Bowman-Birk Protease Inhibitor in Combating Abiotic Stresses: A Mini Review. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research, 2(2), 25–33. https://doi.org/10.54987/bstr.v2i2.179

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

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