The role of the glutathione system during dehydration of Boea hygroscopica

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-30

  Navari Izzo, F ^a   Meneguzzo, S ^a   Loggini, B ^a   Vazzana, C ^b   Sgherri, C L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boea hygroscopica; desiccation tolerance; glutathione; glutathione peroxidases; glutathione reductase; glutathione transferases; glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; proteins; thiols

Indexed keywords

BOEA HYGROSCOPICA;

EID: 0030974575     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.990104.x     Document Type: Article

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