Interactions between cadmium and several heavy metals in the activation of the catalytic activity of phytochelatin synthase

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-268

  Nakazawa, Ryoji ^a   Takenaga, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Glutathione; Heavy metal; Phytochelatin synthase; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031821554     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1998.10414448     Document Type: Article

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