Relationship between cadmium, glutathione and cadmium-binding peptides (phytochelatins) in leaves of intact tobacco seedlings

Plant Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-18

  Vögeli Lange, Regina ^a,b   Wagner, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Glutathione; Phytochelatins; Tobacco leaves

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA RUSTICA;

EID: 0030060072     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(95)04299-7     Document Type: Article

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