phytochelatin metabolic process
id: GO:0046937
name: phytochelatin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046938 | phytochelatin biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006518 | peptide metabolic process |
| GO:0019748 | secondary metabolic process |
