Polyamines and environmental challenges: Recent development

Plant Science

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-125

  Bouchereau, A ^a   Aziz, A ^a   Larher, F ^a   Martin Tanguy, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Arginine decarboxylase; Bound polyamines; Conjugated polyamines; Environmental challenges; Ornithine decarboxylase; Polyamine oxidation; Proline

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMIDE; POLYAMINE; PROLINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

CELL HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATION; PLANT CELL; POLLUTION; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0033601838     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00218-0     Document Type: Review

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