Open AccessNicotianamine in Zinc and Iron Homeostasis
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.112.240212
Subject(s) - biofortification , iron homeostasis , biology , zinc , bioremediation , homeostasis , environmental chemistry , heavy metals , biochemistry , contamination , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , metabolism , metallurgy , chemistry , materials science
Transition metals such as Fe, Zn, and Cu are essential to plants but toxic in excess, and their accumulation is tightly regulated ([Palmer and Guerinot, 2009][1]). Offering exciting possibilities for applications such as bioremediation of contaminated sites and biofortification against nutritional
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