Assertion: mercury's toxicity | /r/CreatedBy | mercury binding
Facets:
value: to the active sites of selenoenzymes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: specifically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Specifically, the toxicity of mercury has also been attributed to (i) the interaction between between Hg(II) and selenium compounds reducing the bioavailability of selenium via the formation of insoluble mercury selenide species and (ii) mercury binding to the active sites of selenoenzymes, thereby inhibiting their functions.