Expressing a bacterial mercuric ion binding protein in plant for phytoremediation of heavy metals

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 920-925

  Hsieh, Ju Liang ^a   Chen, Ching Yi ^a   Chiu, Meng Hsuen ^a   Chein, Mei fang ^b   Chang, Jo Shu ^c   Endo, Ginro ^b   Huang, Chieh Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Gram positive bacterial MerP; Heavy metals; Mercuric ion binding protein; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANES; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; IONS; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SORPTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

ACCUMULATION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION CAPABILITIES; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CONTROL PLANTS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL MERP; IN PLANTS; ION BINDING PROTEINS; MERCURIC ION BINDING PROTEIN; MODEL SYSTEMS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT CELLS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TRANSGENIC; TRANSGENIC ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

METALS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; MERCURY; PROTEIN MERCURIC ION BINDING; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; PROTEIN; SORPTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADSORPTION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IONS; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 56249143073     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.04.079     Document Type: Article

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