Nucleic acids encoding a phytochelatin synthase and uses...

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2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Ibrahim, Medina A. (Department: 1638)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Method of introducing a polynucleotide molecule into or...

C800S298000, C800S295000, C435S468000, C435S320100, C435S430000, C435S069100, C536S023200, C536S023600

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06844485

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding a polypeptide having phytochelatin synthase activity. The invention also relates to recombinant DNA constructs comprising said nucleic acids; host cells transformed with said recombinant DNA constructs, and a method for producing recombinant phytochelatin synthase in said transformed host cells.

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