Differences in the binding modes of phytochelatin to cadmium(II) and zinc(II) ions

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Kobayashi, Rinya ^a   Yoshimura, Etsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

1H NMR; Cd2+; Electronic absorption spectrometry; Phytochelatin; Zn2+

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CADMIUM; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PHYTOCHELATIN; SULFUR; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PROTEIN BINDING;

CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC;

EID: 33846318937     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:114:1:313     Document Type: Article

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