Chemical demethylation of methylmercury by selenoamino acids

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1202-1206

  Khan, Mohammad A K ^a   Wang, Feiyue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; SELENIDE; SELENOAMINO ACID; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOGLUTATHIONE; SELENOMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DEMETHYLATION;

GLUTATHIONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOMETHIONINE;

EID: 77955352461     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx100080s     Document Type: Article

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