Arsenic tolerance in mesquite (Prosopis sp.): Low molecular weight thiols synthesis and glutathione activity in response to arsenic

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 822-826

  Mokgalaka Matlala, Ntebogeng S ^a,b   Flores Tavizón, Edith ^b   Castillo Michel, Hiram ^b   Peralta Videa, Jose R ^b   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge L ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic (As); Glutathione S tranferase; Mesquite; Sulfur (S); Thiols

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SULFUR; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ARSENIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROPONICS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

PROSOPIS;

EID: 67649486838     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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