A reassessment of substrate specificity and activation of phytochelatin synthases from model plants by physiologically relevant metals

Plant Physiology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1213-1221

  Loscos, Jorge ^a   Naya, Loreto ^a   Ramos, Javier ^a   Clemente, Maria R ^a   Matamoros, Manuel A ^a   Becana, Manuel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLUTATHIONE (GSH); HOMOGLUTATHIONE (HGSH); PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASES (PCS);

ENZYME KINETICS;

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GLYCINE MAX; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS;

EID: 33745443796     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.073635     Document Type: Article

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