Evaluation of the metal phytoextraction potential of crop legumes. Regulation of the expression of O-acetylserine (thiol)lyase under metal stress

Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 672-681

  Pajuelo, E ^a,b   Carrasco, J A ^b   Romero, L C ^a   Chamber, M A ^b   Gotor, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cysteine biosynthesis; Heavy metals; Lotus japonicus; Medicago sativa; Trifolium subterraneum

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LYASE; METAL; O ACETYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL) LYASE; O-ACETYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL)-LYASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; HERB; LEGUME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TRANSLOCATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 34848922071     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965439     Document Type: Article

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