Promiscuity and preferences of metallothioneins: The cell rules

BMC Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Foster, Andrew W ^a   Robinson, Nigel J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COPPER; ISOPROTEIN; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CADMIUM; COPPER; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955137777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-9-25     Document Type: Note

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