The significance of amino acids and amino acid-derived molecules in plant responses and adaptation to heavy metal stress

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 711-726

  Sharma, Shanti S ^a   Dietz, Karl Josef ^b  

^a HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Amino acids; Heavy metal stress; N containing metabolites; Proline; Stress defence

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; METABOLITES; NICKEL; ZINC;

ADAPTATION; DYS-REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL STRESS; N-CONTAINING METABOLITES; NICOTIANAMINE; PHYTOCHELATINS; POLYAMINES; PROLINE; STRESS DEFENCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL; HISTIDINE; NITROGEN; PHYTOCHELATINS; POLYAMINE; PROLINE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMINO ACIDS; GLUTATHIONE; HISTIDINE; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; POLYAMINES; PROLINE;

ALGAE;

EID: 33644931378     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj073     Document Type: Review

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