Discovery of phytochelatins in human urine : Evidence for function in selenium disposition and protection against cadmium

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This report identifies, for the first time, a phytochelatin compound, phytochelatin 2 [γ-E-C-γ-E-C-G], and related metabolites in human urine. Phytochelatins are metal-binding peptides produced by plants. They are present in nearly all human diets, due to their ubiquity in plants. The urinary concentration of phytochelatin 2 among 143 adults was in the low micromolar range, and phytochelatin 2 and its metabolites had differential correlations with urinary selenium and toxic metals. Activities of ingested phytochelatins are largely undescribed. Observed urinary metal interactions were investigated further in cell and animal models. Selenite reacted with phytochelatin to form a phytochelatin selenotrisulfide, and the preformed selenotrisulfide showed increased selenium uptake by renal proximal tubule cells. In vivo studies further showed that oral phytochelatin increased renal selenium content and decreased lung cadmium in mice. Presence of phytochelatin in human urine combined with its function in selenium and heavy metal distribution present a new route by which diet may influence metal disposition and bioavailability.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

FASEB bioAdvances - 5(2023), 9 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 367-375

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jarrell, Zachery R [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ken H [VerfasserIn]
Dennis, Kristine K [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Greg S [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Dean P [VerfasserIn]
Go, Young-Mi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cadmium
Chelating agents
Diet
Journal Article
Metabolism
Phytochelatins
Selenium

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Date Revised 08.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1096/fba.2023-00050

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361721811