metallothionein

See also: Metallothionein

English edit

Etymology edit

metallo- +‎ thionein

Noun edit

metallothionein (plural metallothioneins)

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that bond to heavy metals

Synonyms edit

MT

See also edit

metallothionein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams edit

metallothionine

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