Engineering expression of polyphosphate confers cadmium resistance in tobacco

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-373

  Nagata, Takeshi ^a   Kimura, Tomoki ^a   Pan Hou, Hidemitsu ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cadmium; Polyphosphate; Resistance; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION; TOBACCO; TOXICITY; TRANSGENICS; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 48849084346     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.33.371     Document Type: Article

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