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Metallothionein
Medical Definition: | A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals. | |
Guide Notes: | /biosyn /physiol permitted | |
Also Called: | Isometallothionein,Metallothionein A,Metallothionein B,Metallothionein I,Metallothionein II,Metallothionein IIA | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 9038-94-2 |
Previously Indexed: | Metalloproteins (1973-1974) |
Metallothionein Medical Definitions and Terms
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