Glutathione-mediated detoxification systems in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 258-266

  Dixon, David P ^a   Cummins, Lan ^a   Cole, David J ^b   Edwards, Robert ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rhone Poulenc Agriculture Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; PLANTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0032082524     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(98)80114-3     Document Type: Article

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