Antioxidant metabolome of vegetable crops of VNIISSOK's breeding

The antioxidant metabolome as a part of metabolome of Embryophytes presents the total low molecular weight hydrophylic and hydrophobic metabolites with antioxidant activity which take part in protection and regulatory plant reactions. The main function of antioxidant metabolites is deactivation of active forms of oxygen and free radicals appearing due to biotic and abiotic stresses. The level of resistance to oxidative stress of each plant is defined by total metabolome of antioxidants (content, speed of synthesis, accumulation, utilization) depending on genotype, but can be changed under the action of environment.