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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Oligopeptides > Glutathione > Phytochelatins

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Phytochelatins  

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Entry terms

  • Phytochelatin

Scope note

  • Poly-glutathione peptides composed of (Glu-Cys)n-Gly where n is two to seven. They are biosynthesized by glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase and are found in many PLANTS; YEASTS; and algae. They sequester HEAVY METALS.

History note

  • 2008(1992)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054811

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