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Mercury

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Definition: A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.  Hg-202   
See Also Mercury Isotopes; Mercury Radioisotopes; Organomercury Compounds
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
mercuric-5-nitrotetrazole  0   *Nitro Compounds *Tetrazoles Mercury. J Hazard Mater. 2004 Sep 10;113(1-3):27-33
mercuracarborand-3  0   *Organomercury Compounds Mercury. Anal Chem 1999 Apr 1;71(7):1371-7
CMP-(5-acetamido-9-thiomethylmercuric-3,5,9-trideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosidonicacid)  0   *Cytidine Monophosphate *Mercury N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 1998 Aug;6(8):1283-92
5-acetamido-9-thiomethylmercuric-3,5,9-trideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosidonic acid  0   *Mercury N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 1998 Aug;6(8):1283-92
meralluride  8069-64-5   *Organometallic Compounds *Purines Mercury. Comp Biochem Physiol (C) 1992 Nov;103(3):569-75
merD protein, bacterial  109740-85-4   *Bacterial Proteins *DNA-Binding Proteins Mercury. Plasmid 1992 Jan;27(1):4-16
merC protein, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans  144998-72-1   *Bacterial Proteins *Cation Transport Proteins Mercury. Mol Microbiol 1991 Nov;5(11):2707-18
mercury fulminate  628-86-4   *Cyanates *Mercury. Gig Tr Prof Zabol 1991;(4):30
(trifluoromethyl)mercuric bromide  421-09-0 Mercury, bromo(trifluoromethyl)  *Organometallic Compounds Mercury. Eur Biophys J 1991;19(3):148
mercury-dextran  0   *Dextrans *Organomercury Compounds Mercury. J Neurochem 1985;44(1):38
kajyoli  77847-85-9   *Mercury Medicine, Ayurvedic. Toxicol Lett 1984;22(2):165
Hg-Cu-metallothionein  0   *Metallothionein Copper Mercury. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1983;115(1):167
mercuric iodide thiocyanate  26579-33-9 Mercury iodide thiocyanate  *Mercury *Thiocyanates. Radioisotopes 1982;31(1):6
BBM-928 B  76149-24-1 Antibiotic BBM 928C, 2-acetate  *Organometallic Compounds Mercury. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980;33(10):1087
mercuric acetate  1600-27-7   *Mercury. Xenobiotica 1981;11(2):97
Veryl  35482-52-1 1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane, compd. with mercury cyanide (Hg(CN)2) (1:2)  *Cyanides *Mercury *Methenamine. Farm Zh 26(6):11;1971
potassium mercuric thiocyanate  14099-12-8 Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(thiocyanato-S)-, dipotassium, (T-4)  *Mercury *Thiocyanates. J Lab Clin Med 82(5):822;1973

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