A cyanobacterial protein with similarity to phytochelatin synthases catalyzes the conversion of glutathione to γ-glutamylcysteine and lacks phytochelatin synthase activity

Phytochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 3179-3185

  Harada, Emiko ^a   Von Roepenack Lahaye, Edda ^a   Clemens, Stephan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glutamylcysteine; Cyanobacteria; Glutathione; Nostoc sp.; Phytochelatin synthase; Phytochelatins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METAL ION; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; THIOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC CODE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PURIFICATION; SPECTRUM; YEAST CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; CYANOBACTERIA; DIPEPTIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOSTOC; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; NEMATODA; NOSTOC SP.; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 9244248656     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.09.017     Document Type: Article

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