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Occurrence of heavy metal binding phytochelatins in plants growing in a mining refuse area

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Phytochelatins were identified in roots of heavy metal-sensitiveAcer pseudoplatanus and-resistantSilene cucubalus plants grown in zinc-rich soil of a mine dump. Both plants, when collected from a metal-uncontaminated stand, located nearby, revealed no phytochelatins. Thus, we concluded that metal-binding phytochelatins are specifically induced in plants of heavy metal enriched ecosystems.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität München, Karlstr. 29, D-8000, München 2, Germany

    E. Grill & M. H. Zenk

  2. Genzentrum der Universität München, Am Klopferspitz, D-8033, Martinsried, Germany

    E. -L. Winnacker

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Grill, E., Winnacker, E.L. & Zenk, M.H. Occurrence of heavy metal binding phytochelatins in plants growing in a mining refuse area. Experientia 44, 539–540 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958944

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