Photorespiratory glycine enhances glutathione accumulation in both the chloroplastic and cytosolic compartments

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 336, 1999, Pages 1157-1167

  Noctor, Graham ^a   Arisi, Ana Carolina M ^b   Jouanin, Lise ^b   Foyer, Christine H ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Glutathione; Photorespiration; Transformed poplar; glutamyl cysteine

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0032782770     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.336.1157     Document Type: Article

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