Characterization of cadmium binding peptides from pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Plant Science

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-154

  Jemal, F ^a   Didierjean, L ^b   Ghrir, R ^c   Ghorbal, M H ^a   Burkard, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b INST DE BIOL MOLEC DES PLANTES   (France)

^c Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cd; Heavy metals; Phytochelatins; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CADMIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; SYNTHETASE; THIOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS; SYNTHESIS;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0032500565     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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