An essential role of S-adenosyl-L-methionine:L-methionine S-methyltransferase in selenium volatilization by plants. Methylation of selenomethionine to selenium-methyl-L-selenium-methionine, the precursor of volatile selenium

Plant Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 847-856

  Tagmount, Abderrahmane ^a   Berken, Antje ^a   Terry, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; DNA; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; VAPORIZATION;

PHYTOVOLATILIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036800799     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.001693     Document Type: Article

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