Synthesis of glutathione in leaves of transgenic poplar overexpressing γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase

Plant Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1071-1078

  Noctor, Graham ^a   Strohm, Michael ^b   Jouanin, Lise ^a   Kunert, Karl Josef ^c   Foyer, Christine Helen ^d   Rennenberg, Heinz ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c AECI Explosives & Chemicals Ltd   (South Africa)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0029749087     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.3.1071     Document Type: Article

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