Arsenate-induced expression of a class III chitinase in the dwarf sunflower Helianthus annuus

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 281-288

  van Keulen, Harry ^a   Wei, Robert ^a   Cutright, Teresa J ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic stress; Chitinase; Helianthus annuus; Hyperaccumulator; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARSENATE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHITIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 39749094504     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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