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Category:GO:0046938 ! phytochelatin biosynthetic process
name: phytochelatin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "cadystin biosynthetic process" RELATED [GOC:vw, Wikipedia:Phytochelatin#History]
synonym: "phytochelatin anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "phytochelatin biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "phytochelatin formation" EXACT []
synonym: "phytochelatin synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0043604 ! amide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0044550 ! secondary metabolite biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0046937 ! phytochelatin metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0046938</GOterm>
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