1 Proteins
| DB identifier | UniProt Accession | Secondary Identifier | Organism Name | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtr0644s0030.1 | A0A072TFB1 | PAC:31084799 | Medicago truncatula |
965
 |
| Type: | Family | Name: | Alkylmercury lyase |
| Description: | Mercury is a highly toxic metal. Toxicity can result from three different mercurial forms: elemental, inorganic ion and organomercurial compounds. Theability of bacteria to detoxify mercurial compounds by reduction and volatilisation is conferred by the Mer genes, which are usually plasmidencoded (although chromosome resistance determinants have also occasionally been identified) []. Organomercurial lyase (MerB), also known as alkylmercury lyase, mediates the firstof the two steps in the microbial detoxification of organomercurial salts (the other catalysed by mercuric reductase). Organomercurial lyase catalyses the protonolysis of the C-Hg bond in a wide range of organomercurial salts (primary, secondary, tertiary, alkyl, vinyl,allyl and aryl) to Hg(II) and the respective organic compound []:RHg(+) + H(+) = RH + Hg(2+) Hg(II) is subsequently detoxified by mercuric reductase. The enzyme has been purified to homogeneity in Escherichia coliand has been found to be a 22.4kDa monomer with no detectable cofactors or metal ions. | Short Name: | MerB |
| DB identifier | UniProt Accession | Secondary Identifier | Organism Name | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtr0644s0030.1 | A0A072TFB1 | PAC:31084799 | Medicago truncatula |
965
|
