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. 2014 Apr 22;4(2):435–457. doi: 10.3390/biom4020435

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Schematic representation of metallothionein (MT) structures that show the two domains in a simplified geometry. Depending on the bound metal ions different stoichiometries are shown: Zn₇MT, Cu₁₁MT and Cd₄Zn₃MT. The sequence of the MT from the dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is also reported.