Glutathione and cysteine biosynthesis in two varieties of Abelmoschus esculentus in response to mine spoil

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Arya, Shashi K ^a   Khalique, Shaista ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Roy, B K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Cysteine; Glutathione; Mine spoil

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANGIOSPERM; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MINING; NONHUMAN; OKRA; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL ANALYSIS; VARIETAS;

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS;

EID: 38849118986     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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