Low molecular weight thiols in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata upon exposure to arsenic and other trace elements

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-78

  Cai, Yong ^a   Su, Jinhui ^a   Ma, Lena Q ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic hyperaccumulator; Arsenic contaminated soils; Low molecular weight thiols; Phytochelatins; Thiols

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CORRELATION METHODS; DETOXIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRACE ELEMENTS;

TRACE METALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAKE FERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 1642545525     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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