ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
Arsenic
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methylation
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transformation
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freshwater food chain
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green alga
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shrimp
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killifish
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Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Tolerance, bioaccumulation, biotransformation and excretion of arsenic compounds by the fresh-water shrimp (Neocaridina denticulata) and the killifish (Oryzias latipes) (collected from the natural environment) were investigated. Tolerances (LC50) of the shrimp against disodium arsenate [abbreviated as As(V)], methylarsonic acid (MAA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA), and arsenobetaine (AB) were 1.5, 10, 40, and 150μg As ml-1, respectively.N. denticulata accumulated arsenic from an aqueous phase containing 1 μg As ml-1 of As(V), 10 μg As ml-1 of MAA, 30 μg As ml-1 of DMAA or 150 μg As ml-1 of AB, and biotransformed and excreted part of these species. Both methylation and demethylation of the arsenicals were observed in vivo. When living N. denticulata accumulating arsenic was transferred into an arsenic-free medium, a part of the accumulated arsenic was excreted. The concentration of methylated arsenicals relative to total arsenic was higher in the excrement than in the organism.Total arsenic accumulation in each species via food in the food chainGreen algae (Chlorella vulgaris)→ shrimp (N. denticulata)→ killifish (O. latipes)decreased by one order of magnitude or more, and the concentration of methylated arsenic relative to total arsenic accumulated increased successively with elevation in the trophic level. Only trace amounts of monomethylarsenic species were detected in the shrimp and fish tested. Dimethylarsenic species in alga and shrimp, and trimethylarsenic species in killifish, were the predominant methylated arsenic species, respectively.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aoc.590080407
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