Cloning and characterization of type 2 metallothionein-like gene from a wetland plant, Typha latifolia

Plant Science

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 869-877

  Zhang, Yan Wen ^a   Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heavy metal tolerance; Metallothionein like gene; Typha latifolia

Indexed keywords

CLONING; COPPER; GENES; HEAVY METALS; POLYPEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

GENE ENCODING; PEPTIDES; WETLAND PLANT;

YEAST;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 3543128912     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2004.05.040     Document Type: Article

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