Expression of Arabidopsis phytochelatin synthase in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) plants enhances tolerance for Cd and Zn

Planta

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1277-1285

  Gasic, Ksenija ^a   Korban, Schuyler S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea L.; Cadmium; Heavy metal; Phytochelatin synthase; Phytoremediation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CADMIUM; DRUG TOLERANCE; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZINC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 33947252342     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0421-y     Document Type: Article

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