Fig. 7.
γ-Glutamylcysteine and glutathione levels in roots and leaves of 6-week-old tobacco plants (wild type var. Xanthi; AtPCS1-expressing lines, PaII4 and PaII12; CePCS-expressing lines, PcII3 and PcII4) after 3 d of 5 μM (A, B) or 25 μM CdCl2 (C, D) cadmium treatment. Values correspond to means ±SD (n=5); those significantly higher from wild type var. Xanthi are indicated with the arrow, significantly lower are marked with the asterisk (P <0.05).