ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
arsenate
;
arsenite
;
methylarsonic acid
;
dimethylarsinic acid
;
trimethylarsine oxide
;
methylation
;
extracellular
;
microorganism
;
L-methionine-methyl-d3
;
S-adenosylmethionine
;
hydride generation-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
;
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The microorganism Apiotrichum humicola (previously known as Candida humicola) grown in the presence of either arsenate, arsenite, methylarsonic acid or dimethylarsinic acid, produces arsenic-containing metabolites in the growth medium. When L-methionine-methyl-d3 is added to the cultures, the CD3 label is incorporated intact into the metabolites to a considerable extent to form deuterated dimethylarsenic and trimethyl-arsenic species, indicating that S-adenosylmethionine, or some related sulphonium compound, is involved in the biological methylation. Conclusive evidence of CD3 incorporation in the arsenicals found in the growth medium was provided by using a specially developed hydride generation-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry system (HG-GC-MS).
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aoc.590090703
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