phytochelatin metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046937

Synonyms

• cadystin metabolic process
• cadystin metabolism
• phytochelatin metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving phytochelatins, any of a group of peptides that bind metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, Hg) in thiolate coordination complexes. The structure is of the type (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl)n-glycine, where n is 2 to 11. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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