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Mercury

Research stage
Emerging research

Also known as mercury (elemental).

RxNorm6769UNIIFXS1BY2PGL
1
Research papers
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Staple crops as a key hub of biogeochemical mercury cycle across China

Industry2026-07-29Nature — Environmental Sciences

Recent advances in selective and sensitive electrochemical spotting of toxic mercury (Hg+) and lithium (Li+) ions utilizing modified La-CdO/CdO electrode and its photocatalytic applications

Industry2026-07-24Nature — Environmental Sciences

Unit-level assessment of mitigation pathways for mercury emissions from the global coal power fleet

Industry2026-07-24Nature — Environmental Sciences

Mercury mobilization and export from the Greenland Ice Sheet using an ice-to-ocean approach

Industry2026-07-16Nature — Climate Sciences

Extreme mass-independent fractionation of mercury isotopes driven by atmospheric plasma-induced chemical process

Industry2026-06-29Nature — Environmental Sciences

AMRFinderPlus and the Reference Gene Catalog facilitate examination of the genomic links among antimicrobial resistance, stress response, and virulence.

Research2021-06-16Scientific reports

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Mercury
Aliases & brands
mercury (elemental)
RxNorm CUI
6769
UNII
FXS1BY2PGL

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Major research themes2
Databases, Genetic1Genes, Bacterial1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Scientific reports1
Leading researchers
  • Brover V1
  • Feldgarden M1
  • Frye JG1
  • Gonzalez-Escalona N1
  • Haendiges J1
  • Haft DH1
  • Hoffmann M1
  • Klimke W1
Leading institutions
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  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition1
  • Center for Veterinary Medicine1
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information1
  • U.S. National Poultry Research Center1
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature