Open AccessCyanobacterial metallothioneins: Biochemistry and molecular genetics
Author(s) -
Jennifer S. Turner,
Nigel J. Robinson
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of industrial microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0169-4146
DOI - 10.1007/bf01569893
Subject(s) - metallothionein , computational biology , chemistry , biology , evolutionary biology , genetics , biochemistry , gene
Metallothioneins have been extensively studied in many different eukaryotes where they sequester, and hence detoxify, excess amounts of certain metal ions. However, the precise functions of many of these molecules are not fully understood. This article reviews literature concerning their namesakes in prokaryotes.
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