Danilin I A, Dikarev V G, Geras'kin S A
Russian Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology, Russian Academy of Agricultural Science, Obninsk, 249020 Russia.
Radiats Biol Radioecol. 2004 Jan-Feb;44(1):89-92.
It was shown that gamma-irradiation and cadmium nitrate increased synthesis of phytochelatins in roots of barley seedlings. The stimulation of synthesis of phytochelatins in gamma-irradiated plants was shown for the first time. The results obtained indicate more important role of phytochelatins in intercellular metabolism than heavy-metal-binding.
