From Phenylmercury acetate to Mercury (II) and Benzene and Acetate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Begley TP, Walts AE, Walsh CT. Biochemistry (1986) 25(22): 7186-92.
Search Medline titles for organomercurial lyase.: 10 citations on August 07, 2012.

        Phenylmercury acetate        
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  organomercurial | /
            lyase |/
         4.99.1.2 | Search GenBank, 131 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
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  Mercury (II) + Benzene + Acetate

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