Characterization of phytochelatin synthase from tomato

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 165-172

  Chen, Jianjun ^a   Zhou, Jianmin ^b   Goldsbrough, Peter B ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Lycopersicon esculentum; Phytochelatin; Phytochelatin synthase; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEAVY METAL ION; PHYTOCHELATIN; PLANT METABOLISM; POLYMER;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031401692     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1010122.x     Document Type: Article

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