detoxification of mercury ion

id: GO:0050787
name: detoxification of mercury ion
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Any process that reduce or remove the toxicity of mercuric ion. These include transport of mercury away from sensitive areas and to compartments or complexes whose purpose is sequestration of mercury ion and/or reduction of mercury ion (Hg[II]) to metallic mercury (Hg[0]).

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