GO_term: GO:0046937   

GO:0046937	Definition	The chemical reactions and physical changes involving phytochelatins, any of a group of plant peptides that bind metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, Hg) in thiolate coordination complexes. The structure is of the type (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl)n-glycine, where n is 2 to 11.
		The chemical reactions involving phytochelatins, any of a group of peptides that bind metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, Hg) in thiolate coordination complexes. The structure is of the type (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl)n-glycine, where n is 2 to 11.
	Term	phytochelatin metabolism
	Type	Biological_process
	Child	Instance	GO:0046938
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0006518
	Attributes_of	Index	Ancestor (25)
			Descendent	GO:0042810
				GO:0046937
				GO:0046938

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