Structure and function of metal chelators produced by plants: The case for organic acids, amino acids, phytin, and metallothioneins

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-48

  Rauser, Wilfried E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chelation; Citrate; Histidine; Malate; Phytin; Phytochelatin; Plant metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; MAMMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH INHIBITOR; METAL; METALLOPROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PHYTOCHELATINS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE; METALLOPROTEINS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032605953     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02738153     Document Type: Article

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