Role of glutathione in tolerance to arsenite in Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern

ABSTRACT In many plant species, tolerance to toxic metals is highly dependent on glutathione, an essential metabolite for cellular detoxification. We evaluated the responses of glutathione metabolism to arsenite (AsIII) in Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern that has unexplored phytoremediation potent...

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Main Authors: Adinan Alves da Silva, Juraci Alves de Oliveira, Fernanda Vidal de Campos, Cleberson Ribeiro, Fernanda dos Santos Farnese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2017-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062017000400657&lng=en&tlng=en