Towards an understanding of the function of the phytochelatin synthase of Schistosoma mansoni.

• Main Authors: Coraline Rigouin (Author), Elyse Nylin (Author), Alexis A Cogswell (Author), Dirk Schaumlöffel (Author), Dirk Dobritzsch (Author), David L Williams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) is a protease-like enzyme that catalyzes the production of metal chelating peptides, the phytochelatins, from glutathione (GSH). In plants, algae, and fungi phytochelatin production is important for metal tolerance and detoxification. PCS proteins also function in xenobi...