Production of phytochelatins and glutathione by marine phytoplankton in response to metal stress

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 975-989

  Kawakami, Silvia K ^a   Gledhill, Martha ^b   Achterberg, Eric P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Glutathione; Metal toxicity; Phytochelatins; Thiols; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; DETOXIFICATION; EUKARYOTE; HOMEOSTASIS; LEAD; METAL BINDING; PEPTIDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXICITY; ZINC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33748946218     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00265.x     Document Type: Review

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