Effect of magnetic nanoparticles on tobacco BY-2 cell suspension culture

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-71

  Krystofova, Olga ^a,b,c   Sochor, Jiri ^a,b,c   Zitka, Ondrej ^a,b,d   Babula, Petr ^c,d   Kudrle, Vit ^e   Adam, Vojtech ^a,c   Kizek, Rene ^a,c  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b Karel Englis College Brno   (Czech Republic)

^c BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^e MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Nanoparticles; Phytochelatin; Plant cell; Thiol compounds

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; PHYTOCHELATIN; THIOL;

CELL ORGANELLE; DRUG; PLANT; PROTEIN; TOBACCO; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN BY 2; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT CELL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO;

EID: 84873843144     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010047     Document Type: Article

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