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Biomethylation of tin (II) complexes in the presence of pure strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Author(s) -
Ashby Janet,
Craig P J
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.590010310
Subject(s) - tin , chemistry , saccharomyces cerevisiae , yeast , methylation , strain (injury) , mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , chromatography , gene , medicine
The methylation of several tin compounds by strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (yeast) is described. The production of the methyl tin species was established by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Monomethyl tin (IV) products dominated but some dimethyl tin products were observed. This appears to be the first report of a tin methylation by a pure strain of a methylating species rather than a complex mixture obtained from an environmental source.