The effect of osmoticum on ascorbate and glutathione metabolism during white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-346

  Belmonte, Mark F ^a   Macey, Julie ^b   Yeung, Edward C ^b   Stasolla, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Glutathione; Osmoticum; Polyethylene glycol; Redox state; Somatic embryogenesis; White spruce

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRUCE;

ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MANNITOL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PICEA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; WATER;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 19544393558     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.01.022     Document Type: Article

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