Amino acids and peptides. XXIV. Synthesis of Neurospora crassa metallothionein and related cysteine-containing peptides and examination of their heavy metal-binding properties.
corresponding to the entire aminoacid sequence of Neurospora crassa metallothionein and several related cysteine-containing peptides were synthesized by the conventional solution method and their heavy metal-binding properties were examined. The Cu2+- or Cu+-binding properties of the various peptides were similar to each other, whereas the Cd2+-binding properties of these peptides were fairly structure-dependent