Chemical methylation of inorganic mercury with methylcobalamin, a vitamin B12 analog |
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| Authors: | N Imura E Sukegawa S K Pan K Nagao J Y Kim T Kwan T Ukita |
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| Abstract: | Chemical methylation of mercuric chloride with methylcobalamin has been studied. Methylated mercury was detected by gas chromatography; and analysis of the products of the reaction by thin-layer chromatography revealed that the methylation proceeded at a remarkably high rate when methylcobalamin and inorganic mercury were mixed. Dimethylmercury was an initial product of the reaction. |
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