sequestering of mercury

Term ID

GO:0050788

Synonyms

• mercuric ion (Hg2+) sequestering
• mercuric ion (Hg2+) sequestration
• mercury (Hg) ion sequestering
• mercury (Hg) ion sequestration
• mercury (Hg2+) ion retention
• mercury (Hg2+) ion storage
• retention of mercury (Hg2+) ion
• sequestering of mercuric ion (Hg2+)
• sequestering of mercury (Hg) ion
• sequestration of mercuric ion (Hg2+)
• sequestration of mercury (Hg) ion
• storage of mercury (Hg2+) ion

Definition

The process of binding or confining toxic mercury ions or atoms such that they are separated from sensitive components of a biological system. 10774920

References

Ontology

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