Definition of Metallothionein

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that bond to heavy metals ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Metallothionein

1. Small cysteine rich metal binding protein found in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotes. Synthesis can be induced by heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium, copper and mercury and metallothioneins probably serve a protective function. Metallothionein gene promoters are used in studies of gene expression. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metallothionein

metallopolymers
metalloporphyrin
metalloporphyrins
metalloprotease
metalloproteases
metalloprotein
metalloproteinase
metalloproteinases
metalloproteins
metallorganic
metallorganics
metalloscopy
metallostatic
metallotherapy
metallothermic
metallothionein (current term)
metallothioneins
metallothionine
metallothionines
metallotolerant
metallurgic
metallurgical
metallurgical engineer
metallurgically
metallurgies
metallurgist
metallurgists
metallurgy
metally
metalman

Other Resources:

Search for Metallothionein on Dictionary.com!Search for Metallothionein on Thesaurus.com!Search for Metallothionein on Google!Search for Metallothionein on Wikipedia!

Search