Mining cation (CAX) transporter diversity for nutrition-enhanced crops and phytoremediation

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-25

  Jain, Neeraj ^a   Nadgauda, Rajani ^a   Shigaki, Toshiro ^a,b  

^a Koba Institutional Area   (India)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation specificity; CAX; Nutritional fortification; Phylogeny; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION EXCHANGE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASTERACEAE;

EID: 70350749425     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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