Arsenic is a groundwater contaminant and methylation is an i...

created [InstanceEdit:5696209] Jassal, Bijay, 2015-05-28
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text Arsenic is a groundwater contaminant and methylation is an important reaction in its biotransformation. The arsenite(3-) salt form can be methylated by arsenite methyltransferase (AS3MT), transfering a methyl group from the high energy donor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) (Wood et al. 2006). Methylarsonite is also a substrate and it is converted into the much less toxic compound dimethylarsinate (cacodylate).
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