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13C n.m.r. studies of the interaction of HgII with methionine and selenamethionine in the acidic aqueous solution

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The interactions of L-methionine (Met) and DL-selenamethionine (SeMet) with Hg2+ were studied using13C n.m.r. spectroscopy in aqueous acid. Hg2+ binds to the selenoether group of SeMet and the thioether group of Met exclusively. The selenoether group binds more strongly than thioether.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Anvarhusein A. Isab

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Isab, A.A. 13C n.m.r. studies of the interaction of HgII with methionine and selenamethionine in the acidic aqueous solution. Transition Met Chem 14, 235–236 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01043805

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