Tuesday, July 31, 2012

molecule of the day: p-chloromercuribenzoic acid

The molecule of the day is p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB):

(PubChem)

It's a sulfhydryl reagent, which means it reacts with sulfhydryl groups, in proteins, for example, as in this paper.
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