An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with both sulfur and selenium, a new pathway for a marine predator. This new detoxification pathway for mercury has been unveiled in a study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Mercury speciation and stable isotopes in emperor penguins: First evidence for biochemical demethylation of methylmercury to mercury-dithiolate and mercury-tetraselenolate complexes. Alain Manceau , Paco Bustamante , Etienne Richy , Yves Cherel , Sarah E. Janssen , Pieter Glatzel et Brett A. Poulin. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 13 novembre 2024.
New detoxification pathway for mercury in penguins
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