title: Amino acids and peptides. XXIV. Synthesis of Neurospora crassa metallothionein and related cysteine-containing peptides and examination of their heavy metal-binding properties.
abstract: A pentacosapeptide corresponding to the entire amino acid sequence of Neurospora crassa metallothionein and several related cysteine-containing peptides were synthesized by the conventional solution method and their heavy metal-binding properties were examined. The Cu2+- or Cu+-binding properties of the various peptides were similar to each other, whereas the Cd2+-binding properties of these peptides were fairly structure-dependent.
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authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: K S
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authors.lastname: Min
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onosaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009491:Neurospora / Q000378:metabolism*; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010455:Peptides; D008668:Metallothionein; D003545:Cysteine