Table 2.
Selected publications from 2012 on plant heavy metal tolerance conferred by phytochelatins. All papers relate to endogenous phytochelatin synthesis except for those with symbols.
| Metal tolerance | Plant species | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| As | Wolffia globosa | [113] |
| Oryza sativa | [114] | |
| Oryza sativa | [115] | |
| Pteris vittata | [116] | |
| Cd | Brassica juncea | [117] |
| Arabidopsis thaliana | [118]* | |
| Populus nigra | [119] | |
| Oenothera odorata | [120] | |
| Triticum aestivum | [121] | |
| Linum usitatissimum | [122] | |
| Cd, As | Nicotiana tabacum | [123]* |
| Cd, Cu, As, Zn | Arabidopsis thaliana | [124]^ |
| Mn | Vitis vinifera | [125] |
*
heterologous expression of phytochelatin synthase gene;
^
expression of yeast phytochelatin transporters.