A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008668
altLabel
Metallothionein A
Metallothionein I
Isometallothionein
Metallothionein II
Metallothioneins
Metallothionein B
Metallothionein IIA
AN
/biosyn /physiol permitted
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL UR
cui
C0025549
C0025550
C0022204
C0025546
C0025547
C0025545
C0025548
DC
1
definition
A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals.