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10190037

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Mussels (Mytilus edulis) were exposed to trimethyl(carboxymethyl)arsonium bromide (arsenobetaine, C-1 betaine), trimethyl(2-carboxyethyl)arsonium bromide (C-2 betaine), or trimethyl(3-carboxypropyl)arsonium bromide (C-3 betaine). Arsenic was accumulated by the mussels in all cases but the efficiency of uptake decreased with the number of methylene units in the carboxyalkyl group. Arsenobetaine (C-1 betaine) was the most readily accumulated, followed by the C-2 betaine (70% as efficient as arsenobetaine) and the C-3 betaine (approximately 7%). Chromatographic analysis (HPLC-ICPMS) of extracts of the mussels demonstrated that the arsenic compounds were accumulated unchanged. A 46-day depuration period which followed exposure did not significantly reduce the arsenic concentration in any of the three groups. Comparison with previous data on accumulation of arsenic compounds by M. edulis indicates that uptake may be influenced by the presence of a quaternary arsonium group and the zwitterionic nature of the arsenic-betaines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1367-8280
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Uptake of arsenic-betaines by the mussel Mytilus edulis.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biology, Odense University, Denmark. kaf@biology.ou.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study