A functional putative phytochelatin synthase from the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3306-3309

  Osaki, Yuko ^a   Shirabe, Tomoo ^a   Tamura, Shun ^a   Yoshimura, Etsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cyanidioschyzon merolae; Phytochelatin; Phytochelatin synthase

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSIONS; HIGHER PLANTS; PHYTOCHELATIN; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; PHYTOCHELATINS; RED ALGA; SYNTHESIS OF;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINYLTRANSFERASE; PHYTOCHELATIN; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RED ALGA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALGAE, RED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOCHELATINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 58149099968     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80505     Document Type: Article

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