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Table 13.2 ( Continued )

Biochemical reaction
altered by arsenic

Steps of the reaction Plant species References

Nitrogen metabolism Symbiotic N 2 fixation in legumes by Rhizobium Alfalfa Porter and Sheridan ( 1981 )

Decrease the number of root nodules, root necrosis, root hair
damage, short length of root zone

Medicago sativa Pajuelo et al. ( 2008 )

Decreased amount of transcript for NO 3 and NH 4 + transporters Rice Norton et al. ( 2008 )

Decrease in protein content Rice Dwivedi et al. ( 2010 )

P. ensiformis Singh et al. ( 2006 )

P. vittata Mascher et al. ( 2002 )

Red clover maize Stoeva et al. ( 2005 )

Sulfur metabolism Induction of GSH and PC biosynthesis Arabidopsis Muñoz-Bertomeu et al. ( 2009 )

Decrease in cellular Cys pools Arabidopsis thaliana Sung et al. ( 2009 )