From Mercury (II) to Methylmercury chloride

Graphic of the reaction.

Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference

Begley TP, Walts AE, Walsh CT. Biochemistry (1986) 25(22): 7186-92.

Search Medline for organomercurial lyase.

53 citations on May 30, 2012.

            Mercury (II)             
                  |
                  |  H+
  organomercurial | /
            lyase |/
         4.99.1.2 | Search GenBank, 131 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  Cl-
                  v
       Methylmercury chloride        

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0071.
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