Entry
Name
alkylmercury lyase;
organomercury lyase;
organomercurial lyase;
alkylmercury mercuric-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Other lyases;
Sole sub-subclass for lyases that do not belong in the other subclasses
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
alkylmercury mercury(II)-lyase (alkane-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
an alkylmercury + H+ = an alkane + Hg2+ [RN:
R03529 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Acts on CH3Hg+ and a number of other alkylmercury compounds, in the presence of cysteine or other thiols, liberating mercury as a mercaptide.
History
EC 4.99.1.2 created 1978
Orthology
Genes
SEE : SNSL254_p_0164(merB)
PUM : HGP31_24370(merB) HGP31_25850(merB)
PTZ : HU718_021355(merB) HU718_021380(merB)
MFLI : ACGK9W_01020(merB) ACGK9W_06330(merB) ACGK9W_16135(merB) ACGK9W_16155(merB)
AJO : RZ95_18695 RZ95_18770
ADV : DJ533_01870(merB) DJ533_01955(merB)
AMC : MADE_1005535 MADE_1005595
CZA : CYCME_0208(merB) CYCME_2512(merB2)
HAXI : HAALTHF_21200n(merB_1) HAALTHF_21350n(merB_2)
BYI : BYI23_E002720(merB) BYI23_E002860
BFN : OI25_7578(merB) OI25_8287(merB)
CGLE : NCTC11432_01486(merB)
MEBZ : LPC09_11750(merB2) LPC09_11755
SUW : SATW20_00610(merB) SATW20_p1010(merB)
SAUZ : SAZ172_0061(merB) SAZ172_p119(merB)
EACE : KKI46_16640(merB2) KKI46_16645(merB)
MCB : Mycch_5492 Mycch_5642 Mycch_5855
MFLV : NCTC10271_02228(merB_1) NCTC10271_02260(merB_2) NCTC10271_02390(merB_3)
MMON : EWR22_13170(merB) EWR22_13615(merB)
MKR : MKOR_17760 MKOR_34280 MKOR_34290
GHN : MVF96_12930(merB) MVF96_24320(merB)
SGOB : test1122_05730(merB)
SHAU : K9S39_03960(merB) K9S39_39045(merB)
MICK : B1A86_00010260(merB)
AROO : NQK81_01730(merB) NQK81_08710
ANW : QP939_04355(merB) QP939_48890(merB)
PBRO : HOP40_20285(merB) HOP40_35015(merB)
SACE : GIY23_03330 GIY23_03340(merB)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Tezuka T, Tonomura K.
Title
Purification and properties of an enzyme catalyzing the splitting of carbon-mercury linkages from mercury-resistant Pseudomonas K-62 strain. I. Splitting enzyme 1.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.99.1.2
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.99.1.2
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 4.99.1.2