Alkylmercury lyase

In enzymology, an alkylmercury lyase (EC number|4.99.1.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:an alkylmercury + H⁺ $ightleftharpoons$ an alkane + Hg₂+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are alkylmercury and H⁺, whereas its two products are alkane and Hg2+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the "catch-all" class of lyases that do not fit into any other sub-class. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alkylmercury mercuric-lyase (alkane-forming). Other names in common use include organomercury lyase, organomercurial lyase, and alkylmercury mercuric-lyase.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code PDB link|1S6L.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|72560-99-7."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes