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September 1, 1989Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Phytochelatins, the heavy-metal-binding peptides of plants, are synthesized from glutathione by a specific γ-glutamylcysteine dipeptidyl transpeptidase (phytochelatin synthase)

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EGErwin GrillTechnical University of MunichSLSusanne LöfflerKarolinska InstitutetEWErnst‐L. WinnackerLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70bfdc31a3df824328fec0https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.86.18.6838
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