Physiological and biochemical responses of cereal seedlings to graded levels of heavy metals. III-Effects of copper on protein metabolism in wheat seedlings

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-129

  Nagoor, S ^a   Vyas, A V ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Copper chloride; Metabolism; Proline; Protease activity; Protein Amino acids; Triticum aestivum L cv Sonalika

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COPPER CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL; PROLINE; PROTEINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLLUTION; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN METABOLISM; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033012878     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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