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. 1992 Jul;99(3):817–821. doi: 10.1104/pp.99.3.817

Brassica juncea Produces a Phytochelatin-Cadmium-Sulfide Complex 1

David M Speiser 1,2,3, Susan L Abrahamson 1,2,3, Gary Banuelos 1,2,3, David W Ow 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1080550  PMID: 16669006

Abstract

Phytochelatins (PCs) are enzymically synthesized peptides produced in higher plants and some fungi upon exposure to heavy metals. We have examined PC production in the Se-tolerant wild mustard Brassica juncea and found that it produces two types of PC-Cd complexes with the same characteristics as those from fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, including a high molecular weight PC-Cd-sulfide form.

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