Novel roles for genetically modified plants in environmental protection

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 146-152

  Macek, Tomas ^a   Kotrba, Pavel ^a,b   Svatos, Ales ^a,c   Novakova, Martina ^a,b   Demnerova, Katerina ^b   Mackova, Martina ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DEGRADATION; PESTICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROCHEMICALS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DETOXIFICATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT METABOLISM; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 39149102827     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.11.009     Document Type: Review

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