Distribution of free Seleno-Amino acids in plant tissue of Melilotus indica L. Grown in Selenium-Laden soils

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-214

  Guo, Xun ^a   Wu, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Melilotus indica L.; Selenium laden soil; Seleno amino acid; Tissue selenium accumulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOCYSTINE; SELENOMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; MELILOTUS INDICA;

EID: 0032032812     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1628     Document Type: Article

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