phytochelatin biosynthetic process
cadystin biosynthetic process
related
phytochelatin anabolism
exact
phytochelatin biosynthesis
exact
phytochelatin formation
exact
phytochelatin synthesis
exact
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.
GO:0009058
biosynthetic process
is_a
GO:0046937
phytochelatin metabolic process
is_a
SPAC3H1.10 SPAC3F10.04