Detoxification of arsenic by phytochelatins in plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 793-801

  Schmoger, M E V ^a   Oven, M ^a   Grill, E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARSENIC; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYTOCHELATIN; RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA; SILENE VULGARIS; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0033765224     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.3.793     Document Type: Article

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