γ‐Glutamylcysteinylglutamic acid ‐ a new homologue of glutathione in maize seedlings exposed to cadmium
- 28 December 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 336 (3) , 472-476
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(93)80858-r
Abstract
Exposure of plants to Cd induces the appearance of several thiols based on glutathione and known as class III metallothioneins (or phytochelatins). A new tripeptide with the structure γ-GluCysGlu accumulated in roots and shoots of Cd-exposed maize seedlings. This thiol was purified and identified by tandem mass spectrometry. The fragmentation pattern of the maize tripeptide was identical to that of the synthetic compound. Like glutathione, this new tripeptide may serve as a precursor for longer-chain peptides involved in metal detoxification through the formation of Cd-binding complexes.Keywords
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