Genetic engineering strategies for enhancing phytoremediation of heavy metals

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 529-535

  Fulekar, M H ^a   Singh, Anamika ^a   Bhaduri, Anwesha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Heavy metals; Metallothioneins; Phytochelatins; Phytoremediation; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY; PHYTOCHELATIN; SELENITE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BIOFILTRATION; BRASSICA; CHLOROPLAST; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; EXTRACTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); METAL TOLERANCE; MIMULUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENE; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 62749128532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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