| metallothionein |
A protective protein that binds heavy metals such as cadmium and lead.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E16.htm
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| metalloprotein |
A protein that contains a metal ion (or ions; such as Fe 2+ , Cu 2+ or Zn 2+ ) as a prosthetic group, which is coordinated by amino-acid side chains.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n2/glossary/nrm1569_...
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| metallothionein |
A small Cys-rich protein that binds metal ions ?in particular, Zn2+ and/or Cu2+ ?at least in part, through complex formation with cysteine thiolate.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n2/glossary/nrm1569_...
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| metallurgy |
the study of metals and alloys
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionar...
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| metalloid |
An element with properties intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals. Borders the heavy, stepped, diagonal line on the periodic chart.
Ãâó: www.hillsdale.edu/AcademicAssociations/Chemistry/s...
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