Overexpression of enzymes involved in glutathione synthesis enhances tolerance to organic pollutants in Brassica juncea

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-304

  Flocco, Cecilia G ^a   Lindblom, Stormy D ^a   Smits, Elizabeth A H Pilon ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

glutamylcysteine synthetase; Brassica juncea; Glutathione; Glutathione synthetase; Herbicides; Indian mustard; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ATRAZINE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICA; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETAMIDES; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; HERBICIDES; MUSTARD PLANT; PHENANTHRENES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 11244252917     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16226510490888811     Document Type: Article

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