Ethylene production is associated with alleviation of cadmium-induced oxidative stress by sulfur in mustard types differing in ethylene sensitivity

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-61

  Asgher, Mohd ^a   Khan, Nafees A ^a   Khan, M Iqbal R ^a   Fatma, Mehar ^a   Masood, Asim ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Ethylene; Photosynthesis; Sulfur; Sulfur assimilation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ETHYLENE; GLUTATHIONE; SERINE ACETYL TRANSFERASE; SULFATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; SULFUR; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CULTIVAR; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ETHYLENE; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; SULFUR; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GROWTH RATE; MUSTARD; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; ETHYLENE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SULFUR; SULFUR ASSIMILATION;

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYLENES; GLUTATHIONE; MUSTARD PLANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SULFUR;

EID: 84900479058     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.017     Document Type: Article

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