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Enzymatic Mercury Detoxification: The Regulatory Protein MerR
Mercury ions and organomercurial reagents are extremely toxic due to their affinity for thiol groups. Many bacteria contain an elaborate detoxification system for a metabolic conversion of toxic Hg$^{2+}$ or organomercurials to less toxic elemental Hg$^0$. The main components of the enzymatic mercur...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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2002
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/5243 |