Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 , Brazil.
Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Florianópolis , Santa Catarina 88040-900 , Brazil.
Chem Res Toxicol. 2019 Aug 19;32(8):1459-1461. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00126. Epub 2019 May 24.
The methylation of mercuric mercury (Hg) in the aquatic sediments produces methylmercury (CHHg), which is biomagnified along the food chain. The ingestion of piscivorous fish or aquatic mammals by pregnant women is of concern because it can cause long-lasting neurobehavioral deficits in their offspring.
水体沉积物中的汞(Hg)会发生甲基化,生成甲基汞(CHHg),并沿着食物链发生生物放大作用。孕妇摄入食鱼性鱼类或水生哺乳动物时会格外令人担忧,因为这可能会导致其后代出现持久的神经行为缺陷。