Molecular physiology of plant sulfur metabolism

Planta

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 138-148

  Hell, Rüdiger ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; SULFUR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SULFUR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030904866     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050112     Document Type: Review

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