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Earthworms Produce phytochelatins in Response to Arsenic
Phytochelatins are small cysteine-rich non-ribosomal peptides that chelate soft metal and metalloid ions, such as cadmium and arsenic. They are widely produced by plants and microbes; phytochelatin synthase genes are also present in animal species from several different phyla, but there is still lit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838358/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278409 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081271 |