METALLOTHIONEIN Property

storage temp. 

2-8°C

Safety

Hazard Codes 

T

Risk Statements 

45-20/21/22

Safety Statements 

53-36/37-45

WGK Germany 

3

F 

10

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H312Harmful in contact with skin

H350May cause cancer

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P270Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P301+P312IF SWALLOWED: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician IF you feel unwell.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P312Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.

P322Specific measures (see …on this label).

P330Rinse mouth.

P363Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

METALLOTHIONEIN Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Intracellular, cytosolic, low-molecular weight, metal-bind; consists of two similar lowmolecular-weight moieties; high cysteine content.

Definition

Inducible protein that is involved in the detoxification of heavy metals.

Purification Methods

Purify it by precipitation to give Zn-and Cd-containing protein fractions and running it on a Sephadex G-75 column, then isoelectric focusing to give two protein peaks [Nordberg et al. Biochem J 126 491 1972, Comeau et al. Prep Biochem 22 151 1992].