Hg-C bond protonolysis by a functional model of bacterial enzyme organomercurial lyase MerB.
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DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02232b
Abstract: Herein, we report a novel synthetic compound 1, having a highly nucleophilic selenolate (Se-) moiety and a thiol (-SH) functional group, which showed efficient Hg-C bond protonolysis of various R-Hg-X molecules including neurotoxic methylmercury and… read more here.
Keywords: functional model; bond protonolysis; merb;