There is growing evidence that phytochelatins may be important in many different animal species. Phytochelatins, like metallothioneins, are cysteine-rich peptides; unlike metallothioneins, they are ...

Phytochelatins Bind Zn (II) with Micro- to Picomolar Affinities without the Formation of Binuclear Complexes, Exhibiting Zinc Buffering and Muffling Rather than Storing Functions ...

K. Nishikawa, A. Onodera and N. Tominaga, “Phytochelatins Do Not Correlate with the Level of Cd Accumulation in Chlamydomonas spp.,” Chemosphere, Vol. 63, No. 9 ...

Porous silicon (PSi) is interesting optical transducer in biosensors development. PSi can interact with biological and chemical species which penetrate inside the pores after a proper ...

Some of these metal-binding molecules, phytochelatins, are known to be used internally by plants to deal with metal stress but have never before been captured as exuded into polluted soils.

Metallothionein : synthesis,structure and properties of metallothionein phytochelatins,and metal-thiolate complexes ...

Keywords: heavy metals, metallothioneins, phytochelatins, microalgal biotechnologies, phycoremediation, cysteine, glutathione, metal-binding proteins Citation: Balzano S, Sardo A, Blasio M, Chahine TB ...

mRNA Analysis of Genes Encoded with Phytochelatin Synthase (PCS) in Rice Seedlings Exposed to Chromium: The Role of Phytochelatins in Cr Detoxification ...

Schmoger, M.E.V., Oven, M. and Grill, E. (2000) Detoxification of Arsenic by Phytochelatins in Plants. Plant Physiology, 122, 793-801.

Keywords: cadmium, food safety, melatonin, phytochelatins, tomato, vacuolar sequestration Citation: Hasan MK, Ahammed GJ, Yin L, Shi K, Xia X, Zhou Y, Yu J and Zhou J (2015) Melatonin mitigates ...