Abstract
• Pteris vittata was the first identified arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator. Here we investigated whether phytochelatins (PCs) are involved in the hypertolerance of arsenic by P. vittata. • P. vittata was exposed to 0-500 μM arsenate for 5 d, or to 50 μM arsenate for 0-7 d. In addition, L-buthionine-sulphoximine (BSO), an inhibitor of γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, was used in combination with different arsenate exposures. The relationships between As accumulation and the concentrations of PCs and glutathione (GSH) were examined. • PC synthesis was induced upon exposure to arsenate in P. vittata, with only PC
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 403-410 |
| Journal | New Phytologist |
| Volume | 159 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
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