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Glutathione and cysteine biosynthesis in two varieties of Abelmoschus esculentus in response to mine spoil.
Journal of environmental biology - 1 Jan 2008
Arya Shashi K, Khalique Shaista, Kumar Sanjay, Roy B K
Abstract excerpt
The extent of accumulation of some heavy metals and glutathione and cysteine levels in the roots and aerial plant parts in two genotypically different varieties of A. esculentus (KS404 and BO2) exposed to mine spoil were investigated. Glutathione (GSH) level in both the varieties on control sites increased from basal level to 155.15 nmol g(-1) dry weight (d.wt.), almost 1.5 fold on 30 day and attained a plateau...
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