Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1990 Jan;56(1):298-300.
doi: 10.1128/aem.56.1.298-300.1990.

Carbon Flow in Mercury Biomethylation by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

M Berman  1 , T Chase, R Bartha
Affiliations

Carbon Flow in Mercury Biomethylation by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

M Berman et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

Radiocarbon incorporation from pyruvate and serine into monomethylmercury by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans was consistent with the proposal that the methyl group originates from C-3 of serine. Immunodiagnostic assays measured 4 to 35 mug of tetrahydrofolate and 58 to 161 ng of cobalamin or a closely related cobalt porphyrin per g of cell protein in D. desulfuricans. The light-reversible inhibition of mercury methylation by propyl iodide in D. desulfuricans indicates methyl transfer by a cobalt porphyrin.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Nature. 1971 Apr 16;230(5294):452-4 - PubMed
    1. J Gen Microbiol. 1969 Aug;57(3):293-302 - PubMed
    1. Biochemistry. 1966 Nov;5(11):3598-603 - PubMed
    1. Arch Microbiol. 1982 Mar;131(2):176-7 - PubMed
    1. J Biol Chem. 1965 Feb;240:856-62 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources