AMINO-ACIDS AND PEPTIDES .34. SYNTHESIS OF MOUSE METALLOTHIONEIN-I .1. SYNTHESIS OF DOTRIACONTAPEPTIDE CORRESPONDING TO C-TERMINAL SEQUENCE 30-61 (ALPHA-FRAGMENT) OF MOUSE METALLOTHIONEIN-I AND RELATED PEPTIDES AND EXAMINATION OF THEIR HEAVY METAL-BINDING PROPERTIES

The dotriacontapeptide corresponding to the C-terminal sequence of mouse metallothionein (MT) I and related peptides which contain Cys-X-Cys-Cys (X: amino acid residue except for Cvs) sequence were synthesized by the conventional solution method employing the HF deprotection method and their heavy metals (Cd2+, Cu2+ and Cu+)-binding properties were examined.