The effect of Cd on chlorophyll and light-harvesting complex II biosynthesis in greening plants

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 740-745

  Tziveleka, Leto ^a   Kaldis, Athanassios ^a   Hegedüs, Attila ^b   Kissimon, Judit ^b   Prombona, Anastasia ^a   Horváth, Gabor ^b   Argyroudi Akoyunoglou, Joan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIV OF HORT AND FOOD INDUSTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chlorophyll; Light Harvesting Complex II; Thylakoid Bound Protease; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX II; PHYTOTOXICITY; TOXICITY;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032737516     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1999-9-1020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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