- p-mercuribenzoate
- A commonly used enzyme inhibitor because of its reaction with sulfhydryl groups; usually p.chloromercuribenzoate or p.hydroxymercuribenzoate is used.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
p-mercuribenzoate
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p-chloromercuribenzoate — Organic mercury compound that reacts with SH groups of proteins; an inhibitor of action of those proteins (enzymes) that depend on SH reactivity. SEE ALSO: p.mercuribenzoate. * * * p chlo·ro·mer·cu·ri·ben·zo·ate (klor″o mur″ku re… … Medical dictionary
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate — An organic mercurial formed spontaneously by hydrolysis of p.chloromercuribenzoate. SEE ALSO: p.mercuribenzoate … Medical dictionary
