Depuration of Cadmium from Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) by Protein Hydrolysate-Fe2+ Complex: The Role of Metallothionein.
Bin ZhangChuan-Dong FangJun-Hui XuHui-Juan CaoPublished in: Journal of food science (2017)
Metallothionein (MT) is a low-molecular-weight protein with high metal-ion affinity. If the intracellular concentrations of metals are too high or if toxic metals are present within the cell, then the synthesis of MTs is induced and generated. In our previous work, it was found that the prepared hydrolysate-metal element complex showed obvious depuration activity of heavy metals (Cd2+ ) from blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). This study provided further the depuration mechanisms of Cd2+ from mussel (M. edulis), in particular to the role of MT and its chelate during the depuration process.
Keyphrases
- heavy metals
- health risk assessment
- health risk
- human health
- risk assessment
- protein protein
- single cell
- amino acid
- binding protein
- high glucose
- nk cells
- cell therapy
- diabetic rats
- drinking water
- stem cells
- mass spectrometry
- mesenchymal stem cells
- oxidative stress
- climate change
- endothelial cells
- metal organic framework
- anaerobic digestion