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Chemical methylation of inorganic mercury with methylcobalamin, a vitamin B12 analog
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 18, 1971
Abstract:
Chemical methylation of mercuric chloride with methylcobalamin has been studied. Methylated mercury was detected by gas chromatography; and analysis of the products of the reaction by thin-layer chromatography revealed that the methylation proceeded at a remarkably high rate when methylcobalamin and inorganic mercury were mixed. Dimethylmercury was an initial product of the reaction.