A new analytical method for methylmercury speciation and its application for the study of methylmercury-thiol complexes

Monomethylmercury (CH3Hg+ and its complexes; hereafter referred to as MeHg) in the intracellular environment is known to be predominantly bonded to thiol-containing biomolecules but the identities of these target biomolecules remain unknown. Some evidence suggests that binding with glutathione acts...

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Main Author: Lemes, Marcos Jose de Lima
Other Authors: Wang, Feiyue (Chemistry)
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3960