Nucleolytic activities and appearance of a new DNase in relation to nickel and manganese accumulation in Alyssum murale

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1087-1095

  Abou Auda, Mohamad M ^a   Symeonidis, Lazaros ^a   Hatzistavrou, Evangelos ^b   Yupsanis, Traianos ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alyssum murale; DNase; Hyperaccumulator plant; Manganese nickel; RNase; Serpentine soil

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CORRELATION METHODS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; GELS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA;

METAL ACCUMULATION; NUCLEOLYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALYSSUM; ALYSSUM MURALE;

EID: 0036800794     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00667     Document Type: Article

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