Efficient assimilation of sulfide by transgenic rice plants over-expressing a rice cysteine synthase

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-122

  Yamaguchi, Yube ^a,b   Nakamura, Tatsuo ^a,c   Tatsumi, Yuko ^a   Nakamura, Kimiyo ^a   Sano, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cysteine synthase; Hydrogen sulfide; Oryza sativa; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33645889671     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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