Physiological and Chemical Characterization of Invertebrate Metallothionein-Like Proteins
- 1 January 1979
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 34, 197-204
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6493-0_12
Abstract
Metallothionein-like proteins have been isolated from marine invertebrates. Three crustaceans, Scyllus serratus, Cancer magister and Acetes sibogae together with a mollusc, Cryptochiton stelleri, have been investigated. S. serratus hepatopancreas was shown to contain cadmium and zinc inducible metallothionein-like proteins with an amino acid analysis very similar to vertebrate metallothioneins. The molecular weight, ultra-violet spectrum and isoelectric points of S. serratus metallothioneins are also comparable to the vertebrate proteins, suggesting a fundamental biological function conserved throughout evolution.Keywords
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