Methylmercury(II) sulfhydryl interactions. Potentiometric determination of the formation constants for complexation of methylmercury(II) by sulfhydryl containing amino acids and related molecules, including glutathione | Zendy

Alan P. Arnold | Zendy; Allan J. Canty | Zendy

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Methylmercury(II) sulfhydryl interactions. Potentiometric determination of the formation constants for complexation of methylmercury(II) by sulfhydryl containing amino acids and related molecules, including glutathione

Author(s) -

Alan P. Arnold,

Allan J. Canty

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

canadian journal of chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1480-3291

pISSN - 0008-4042

DOI - 10.1139/v83-250

Subject(s) - chemistry , potentiometric titration , dissociation constant , cationic polymerization , cysteine , acid dissociation constant , medicinal chemistry , thiol , equilibrium constant , inorganic chemistry , stability constants of complexes , dissociation (chemistry) , molecule , penicillamine , titration , stereochemistry , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , ion , biochemistry , receptor , enzyme

The interaction of methylmercury with thiols to form methylmercury thiolate complexes MeHgSR is believed to be important in both the toxicology of methylmercury and the use of antidotes for mercury poisoning containing thiol groups. Thus, a fundamental requirement in studying the biological behaviour of methylmercury is accurate values of equilibrium constants for these interactions. Formation constants for the interaction of mcthylmercury(II) with 2-mercaptoethanol. mercaptoacetic acid. O-methylmercaptoacetate. 2-mercaptosuccinic acid. L-cystcinc, D,L-penicillamine. N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine, glutathione, thiocholine. and 4-mercapto-N-methylpiperidine have been dctcnnincd by potentiometric titratiun. Acid dissociation constants for the ligands are reported. Formation constants for the addition of both one and two equivalents of methylmercury to L-cysteine have been determined

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