The role of arsenate reductase and superoxide dismutase in As accumulation in four Pteris species

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 491-495

  Liu, Y ^a   Wang, H B ^b   Wong, M H ^c   Ye, Z H ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arsenate reductase; Arsenic; Pteris; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ENZYMES; OXYGEN; SOILS;

ARSENATE REDUCTASE; CONTAMINATED SOILS; HYPER-ACCUMULATORS; LOW COST TECHNOLOGY; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERN; HYPERACCUMULATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTION;

FILICOPHYTA; PTERIS; PTERIS ENSIFORMIS; PTERIS MULTIFIDA; PTERIS SEMIPINNATA; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 61449230815     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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