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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Elizabeth Rylott
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18983 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Gandia-Herrero Fernando F Lorenz Astrid A Larson Tony T Graham Ian A IA Bowles Dianna J DJ Rylott Elizabeth L EL Bruce Neil C NC
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology 20080812 6
Plants, as predominantly sessile organisms, have evolved complex detoxification pathways to deal with a diverse range of toxic chemicals. The elasticity of this stress response system additionally enables them to tackle relatively recently produced, novel, synthetic pollutants. One such compound is the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). Large areas of soil and groundwater are contaminated with TNT, which is both highly toxic and recalcitrant to degradation, and persists in the environment fo ...[more]