Mitochondrial iron metabolism in plants: Frataxin comes into play

Plant and Soil

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-14

  Murgia, Irene ^a   Tarantino, Delia ^a   Soave, Carlo ^a  

^a Biology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Frataxin; Iron; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; IRON; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROLOGY; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 71249138978     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0038-6     Document Type: Review

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