Silicon-enhanced resistance to cadmium toxicity in Brassica chinensis L. is attributed to Si-suppressed cadmium uptake and transport and Si-enhanced antioxidant defense capacity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-83

  Song, Alin ^a   Li, Zhaojun ^b   Zhang, Jie ^a   Xue, Gaofeng ^b   Fan, Fenliang ^b   Liang, Yongchao ^a,b,c  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cadmium; Non enzymatic antioxidants; Pakchoi; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACIDS; BRASSICA; CADMIUM TOXICITY; CADMIUM UPTAKE; CD TOLERANCE; GLUTATHIONES; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NON-ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANTS; NON-PROTEIN THIOLS; PAKCHOI; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT BIOMASS; STRESS DURATION; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALDEHYDES; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CATALYSTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILICON;

POLLUTION;

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; SILICON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CULTIVAR; LEAFY VEGETABLE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SILICON; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINESE CABBAGE; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRESS; SHOOT;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMASS; BRASSICA; CADMIUM; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; SILICON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS;

EID: 70350552050     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.143     Document Type: Article

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