An X-ray structural study has established that in the 1 : 1 compound formed by methylmercury(II) and DL-penicillamine, the sulphur amino-acid is bound by a deprotonated sulphydryl group; this is the probable mode of binding of methylmercury(II) to sulphur-containing protein molecules.
Y. S. Wong, P. C. Chieh and A. J. Carty, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1973, 741 DOI: 10.1039/C39730000741
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