Expression of the phytochelatin synthase TaPCS1 in Transgenic Aspen, Insight into the Problems and Qualities in Phytoremediation of Pb

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-370

  Couselo, José Luis ^a   Navarro Avĩnó, Juan ^b   Ballester, Antonio ^a  

^a Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Phytochelatin synthases; Phytoremediation; Transgenic aspen

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; LEAD; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT; DRUG EFFECTS; POPULUS; TOXICITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LEAD; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRITICUM;

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 77951681960     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510902968134     Document Type: Article

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