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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenylmercury acetate, an organomercurial compound composed of a mercury atom attached to a benzene ring and an acetate group. The chemical reactions and pathways involving organomercury compound, any organic compound containing a mercury atom. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, including the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism. The chemical reactions and pathways involving organometals, any metal-containing organic compound, especially one in which the metal atom is linked directly to one of more carbon atoms. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of organomercury compounds, any organic compound containing a mercury atom. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methylmercury (MeHg+), a highly toxic organometal. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: organomercury catabolic process
Acc: GO:0046413
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of organomercury compounds, any organic compound containing a mercury atom.
Synonyms:
  • organomercury degradation
  • organomercury catabolism
  • organomercury breakdown
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0046413 - organomercury catabolic process (interactive image map)
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