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Phytochelatins are
oligomers of glutathione,
produced by the
enzyme phytochelatin synthase. They are
found in plants, fungi,
nematodes and all groups...
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Andersen RA,
Steinnes E (2007). "First
report of
phytochelatins in a mushroom:
induction of
phytochelatins by
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system that
reduces poisonous hydrogen peroxide. It is the
precursor of
phytochelatins,
glutathione oligomers that
chelate heavy metals such as cadmium. Glutathione...
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transcription and
translation of
phytochelatin,
which are
proteins that can bind and
transport cadmium. Once
bound by
phytochelatin,
cadmium is no
longer toxic...
- Vooijs, R.; Hartley-Whitaker, J.; Bl****er, P. M. (2002). "The role of
phytochelatins in
constitutive and
adaptive heavy metal tolerances in hyperac****ulator...
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Phytochelatins and
Their Roles in
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Plant Physiology. 123...
- histidine,
organic diacids such as malate, and
polypeptides such as
phytochelatin are also
typical chelators. In
addition to
these adventitious chelators...
- 2BTW and 2BU3.
Grill E,
Loffler S,
Winnacker E-L, Zenk MH (1989). "
Phytochelatins, the heavy-metal-binding
peptides of plants, are
synthesized from glutathione...
- the MTs with no
homology with
horse MT, and
class III,
which includes phytochelatins, Cys-rich
enzymatically synthesised peptides. The
second classification...
- γ-glutamyl-cysteine
residues in the
phytochelatins may
range from 2 - 5,
sometimes up to 11.
Despite the fact that the
phytochelatins form
complexes which a few...
