organomercurial

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or·gan·o·mer·cu·ri·al

(ôr-găn′ō-mər-kyo͝or′ē-əl)

An organic compound that contains mercury.

or·gan·o·mer·cu′ri·al adj.

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organomercurial

(ˌɔːɡənəʊˌmɜːˈkjʊərɪəl)

(Chemistry) an organic compound containing mercury

adj

(Chemistry) relating to an organic compound containing mercury

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Studies on the effect of mercury and organomercurial on the growth and nitrogen fixation by mercury-resistant Azotobacter strains.

Detoxification of mercury and organomercurials by nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria.

Screening and Characterization of Mercury-Resistant Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria and Their Use as Biofertilizers and for Mercury Bioremediation

The toxicity varies depending on the form, from the least toxic elemental form that is less bioavailable, to the highly toxic organomercurial compounds that can concentrate as it moves up the food chain.

A review on mechanisms of plant tolerance and role of transgenic plants in environmental clean-up

Previous evidence for such a relationship had been obtained from in vitro studies in which liver microsomes were exposed to various concentrations of the organomercurial compound (Gonzalvo er al.

Relation between Methylmercury exposure and plasma paraoxonase activity in Inuit adults from Nunavik

In addition, RGM are resistant to sterilizing agents (2% formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde), antiseptics (organomercurial compounds), and other common disinfectants (37).

Extrapulmonary infections associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria in immunocompetent persons

For example, sample extraction by an organomercurial agarose column followed by RPLC analysis has been used for the assessment of urinary 2-thioxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, a proposed indicator of environmental exposure to carbon disulfide (98).

Affinity chromatography: a review of clinical applications

The number of vaccinations was collected as a potential source of Hg exposure; a distinction was made between total vaccinations and vaccinations prior to the year 2002 when thimerosal, a preservative containing an organomercurial moiety, was eliminated from many vaccines.

Urinary porphyrin excretion in neurotypical and autistic children

Phytoremediation of organomercurial compounds via chloroplast genetic engineering.

Phytoremediation of heavy metals: physiological and molecular mechanisms

The formula specified a low concentration of hydrocortisone mixed with the powdered preservative merthiolate (an organomercurial) dissolved in distilled water.

Abscesses due to Mycobacterium abscessus linked to injection of unapproved alternative medication

1994), the relative contribution of the intact organomercurial versus the inorganic metabolite to neuronal damage remains an open question (Magos 1987), with significant implications for risk assessment.

Organic and inorganic mercury in neonatal rat brain after prenatal exposure to methylmercury and mercury vapor

MerB codes for an organomercurial lyase protein that cleaves mercury ions from highly toxic methyl mercury compounds.

Mercury Toxicity in Plants

Diet can be the main source of inorganic and organomercurials especially seafood while dental amalgams are the main exposure source to elemental Hg.