| Literature DB >> 17797291 |
E Grill, E L Winnacker, M H Zenk.
Abstract
A set of novel heavy-metal complexing peptides was isolated from plant cell suspension cultures; the structure of the peptides was established as (gamma-glutamic acid-cysteine)n-glycine (n = 3 to 7). These peptides appear upon induction of plant cells with heavy metals and represent the principal metal-binding activities in the cells. The name phytochelatin is proposed for this new class of natural products.Entities:
Year: 1985 PMID: 17797291 DOI: 10.1126/science.230.4726.674
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728