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Methylated Trivalent Arsenic-Glutathione Complexes are More Stable than their Arsenite Analog
Joint Authors
Gailer, Jürgen
Percy, Andrew J.
Source
Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The trivalent arsenic glutathione complexes arsenic triglutathione, methylarsonous diglutathione, and dimethylarsinous glutathione are key intermediates in the mammalian metabolism of arsenite and possibly represent the arsenic species that are transported from the liver to the kidney for urinary excretion.
Despite this, the comparative stability of the arsenic-sulfur bonds in these complexes has not been investigated under physiological conditions resembling hepatocyte cytosol.
Using size-exclusion chromatography and a glutathione-containing phosphate buffered saline mobile phase (5 or 10 mM glutathione, pH 7.4) in conjunction with an arsenic-specific detector, we chromatographed arsenite, monomethylarsonous acid, and dimethylarsinous acid.
The on-column formation of the corresponding arsenic-glutathione complexes between 4 and 37∘C revealed that methylated arsenic-glutathione complexes are more stable than arsenic triglutathione.
The relevance of these results with regard to the metabolic fate of arsenite in mammals is discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Percy, Andrew J.& Gailer, Jürgen. 2008. Methylated Trivalent Arsenic-Glutathione Complexes are More Stable than their Arsenite Analog. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-987749
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Percy, Andrew J.& Gailer, Jürgen. Methylated Trivalent Arsenic-Glutathione Complexes are More Stable than their Arsenite Analog. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-987749
American Medical Association (AMA)
Percy, Andrew J.& Gailer, Jürgen. Methylated Trivalent Arsenic-Glutathione Complexes are More Stable than their Arsenite Analog. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-987749
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-987749