Transgenic plants for phytoremediation of herbicides

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Kawahigashi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATED SOILS; NONPOINT POLLUTIONS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; GENES; MAMMALS; SOIL POLLUTION; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HERBICIDES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 65549159350     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.01.010     Document Type: Review

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