"Phytochelatins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Poly-glutathione peptides composed of (Glu-Cys)n-Gly where n is two to seven. They are biosynthesized by glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase and are found in many PLANTS; YEASTS; and algae. They sequester HEAVY METALS.
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D054811
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.456.448.625
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phytochelatins" by people in Profiles.
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Andra SS, Datta R, Sarkar D, Makris KC, Mullens CP, Sahi SV, Bach SB. Induction of lead-binding phytochelatins in vetiver grass [Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)]. J Environ Qual. 2009 May-Jun; 38(3):868-77.
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Andra SS, Datta R, Sarkar D, Saminathan SK, Mullens CP, Bach SB. Analysis of phytochelatin complexes in the lead tolerant vetiver grass [Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)] using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Environ Pollut. 2009 Jul; 157(7):2173-83.
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Hunaiti AA, Al-Oqlah A, Shannag NM, Abukhalaf IK, Silvestrov NA, von Deutsch DA, Bayorh MA. Toward understanding the influence of soil metals and sulfate content on plant thiols. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2007 Mar 15; 70(6):559-67.