Heavy Metal Induction of Arabidopsis Serine Decarboxylase Gene Expression

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 896-898

  Fujimori, Ko ^a,c   Ohta, Daisaku ^a,b  

^a CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Gene expression; Heavy metal; Serine decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; HEAVY METAL; L SERINE DECARBOXYLASE; L-SERINE DECARBOXYLASE; MANGANESE; MESSENGER RNA; NICKEL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOXY-LYASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041318858     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.896     Document Type: Article

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