Metallothionein

Translation metallothionein into russian

Noun

Metallothionein is a protein that binds heavy metals in the body.

Металлотионин - это белок, который связывает тяжелые металлы в организме.

Noun

A low-molecular-weight, cysteine-rich protein that binds heavy metals and is involved in their metabolism and detoxification in the body.

The presence of metallothionein in the liver helps in detoxifying heavy metals like cadmium and mercury.