isatis/arginine

Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid that severely hampers plant growth and also poses health risks for humans through the food chain. Although nitric oxide (NO) is known to improve plant resistance to multiple stresses including metal toxicity, little is known about its role in the As tolerance of

Isatis indigotica carried by the Chinese first spaceship "Shenzhou" was studied in order to find the mutation after spaceflight. TLC differentiation experiments showed no distinct discrepancy among the samples of spaceflight and non-space-flight, and the same color spot appeared corresponding to the