Mechanism of heavy metal ion activation of phytochelatin (PC) synthase: blocked thiols are sufficient for PC synthase-catalyzed transpeptidation of glutathione and related thiol peptides

scientific article (publication date: 6 October 2000)

Mechanism of heavy metal ion activation of phytochelatin (PC) synthase: blocked thiols are sufficient for PC synthase-catalyzed transpeptidation of glutathione and related thiol peptides is …
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P356DOI10.1074/JBC.M002997200
P698PubMed publication ID10807919
P5875ResearchGate publication ID12509740

P2093author name stringP A Rea
Y P Lu
S Mari
O K Vatamaniuk
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectglutathioneQ116907
P304page(s)31451-9
P577publication date2000-10-06
P1433published inJournal of Biological ChemistryQ867727
P1476titleMechanism of heavy metal ion activation of phytochelatin (PC) synthase: blocked thiols are sufficient for PC synthase-catalyzed transpeptidation of glutathione and related thiol peptides
P478volume275

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