EC 4.99.1.2 - Alkylmercury lyase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 4.99.1.2
Names
Accepted name:
alkylmercury lyase
Other
names:
organomercurial lyase
organomercury lyase
alkylmercury mercuric-lyase
alkylmercury mercuric-lyase (alkane-forming)
organomercury lyase
alkylmercury mercuric-lyase
alkylmercury mercuric-lyase (alkane-forming)
Systematic name:
alkylmercury mercury(II)-lyase (alkane-forming)
Reaction
- an alkylmercury + H+ = an alkane + Hg2+
Comments:
Acts on CH3Hg+ and a number of other alkylmercury compounds, in the presence of cysteine or other thiols, liberating mercury as a mercaptide.
Links to other databases
Enzymes and pathways:
NC-IUBMB
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BRENDA
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ExplorEnz
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ENZYME@ExPASy
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KEGG
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MetaCyc
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UM-BBD
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UniPathway
Gene Ontology:
GO:0018836
CAS Registry Number:
72560-99-7
References
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Purification and properties of an enzyme catalyzing the splitting of carbon-mercury linkages from mercury-resistant Pseudomonas K-62 strain. I. Splitting enzyme 1.J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 80 : 79-87 (1976). [PMID: 9382]
[EC 4.99.1.2 created 1978]