Disulfide isomerase-like protein AtPDIL1-2 is a good candidate for trichlorophenol phytodetoxification

Ri-He Peng1, Jin Qiu1, Yong-Sheng Tian1

  • 1Agro-Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, 2901 Beidi Rd., Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Scientific Reports
|January 7, 2017
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