Bacterial degradation of arsenobetaine via dimethylarsenoylacetate.
Date
2003-08-01
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
1432-072X
Volume Title
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Type
Article
Peer reviewed
Abstract
Description
The research demonstrates for the first time the capability of pure bacterial isolates to cleave the carbon-arsenic bonds of arsenobetaine, which is fundamentally important for advancing understanding of the formation of toxic forms of arsenic within the GI tract.
Keywords
RAE 2008, UoA 12 Allied Health Professions and Studies
Citation
Jenkins, R. O. et al. (2003) Bacterial degradation of arsenobetaine via dimethylarsenoylacetate. Archives of Microbiology, 180 (2), pp. 142-150.