HAMAP rule MF_00714
General rule information
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Accession | MF_00714 |
Dates | 25-SEP-2003 (Created) 18-NOV-2019 (Last updated, Version 17) |
Name | MerB |
Scope | Bacteria |
Template | P08653 (MERB_STAAU) |
Triggered by |
Propagated annotation
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Identifier, protein and gene names
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Protein name |
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Comments
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Function | Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase. |
Catalytic activity | RHEA:18777: an alkylmercury + H(+) = an alkane + Hg(2+)
EC 4.99.1.2 |
Similarity | Belongs to the MerB family. |
Keywords
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Gene Ontology
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GO:0046689; Biological process: response to mercury ion.
GO:0018836; Molecular function: alkylmercury lyase activity.
GO:0018836; Molecular function: alkylmercury lyase activity.
Cross-references
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Additional information
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Size range | 212-218 amino acids |
Related rules | None |
Fusion | None |