@article {330, title = {Plasmid DNA damage caused by methylated arsenicals, ascorbic acid and human liver ferritin}, journal = {Toxicology Letters}, volume = {133}, number = {1}, year = {2002}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 575QMTimes Cited: 46Cited Reference Count: 499th International Congress of ToxicologyJUL 08-12, 2001BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA}, month = {Jul}, pages = {47-57}, type = {Proceedings Paper}, abstract = {Both dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)) and dimethylarsinous acid (DMA(III)) release iron from human liver ferritin (HLF) with or without the presence of ascorbic acid. With ascorbic acid the rate of iron release from HLF by DMA(V) was intermediate (3.37 nM/min, P < 0.05) and by DMA(III) was much higher (16.3 nM/min, P < 0.001). No pBR322 plasmid DNA damage was observed from in vitro exposure to arsenate (iAs(V)), arsenite (iAs(III)), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA(V)), monomethylarsonous acid (MMA(III)) or DMA(V) alone. DNA damage was observed following DMA(III) exposure; coexposure to DMA(III) and HLF caused more DNA damage; considerably higher amounts of DNA damage was caused by coexposure of DMA(III), HLF and ascorbic acid. Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (an iron chelator), significantly inhibited DNA damage. Addition of catalase (which can increase Fe2+ concentrations) further increased the plasmid DNA damage. Iron-dependent DNA damage could be a mechanism of action of human arsenic carcinogenesis. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {arsenic, BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS, CARCINOGENESIS, DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID, dimethylarsinous acid, DMA(111), DNA damage, ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS, human liver ferritin, INDUCTION, INORGANIC ARSENICS, iron, MICE, MONOMETHYLARSONOUS ACID, reactive oxygen, species, STRAND BREAKS}, isbn = {0378-4274}, url = {://000176959200005}, author = {Ahmad, S. and Kitchin, K. T. and Cullen, W. R.} } @article {4461, title = {Methylantimony compound formation in the medium of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis cultures: (CD3)-C-13-L-methionine as a source of the methyl group}, journal = {Applied Organometallic Chemistry}, volume = {13}, number = {10}, year = {1999}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 243BTTimes Cited: 21Cited Reference Count: 134th International Conference on Biological and Environmental Aspects of Main Group OrganometallicsJUN, 1998ODENSE, DENMARK}, month = {Oct}, pages = {681-687}, type = {Proceedings Paper}, abstract = {The filamentous fungus Scopulariopsis brevicaulis produces nonvolatile methylantimony compounds (found in the medium) when grown in antimony(III)-rich medium. To investigate the methyl source, (CD3)-C-13-labelled L-methionine was added to the growth medium. After one month sodium borohydride reduction of media samples produced dimethylstibine and trimethylstibine. The methylstibines were separated on a packed GC column and obtained as gaseous fractions. Analysis of the methylstibines, in the gaseous fractions, by CGC-MS (lion-trap) established (CD3)-C-13 incorporation in both the trimethyl-and dimethyl-antimony compounds. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.}, keywords = {ANTIMONY, APIOTRICHUM-HUMICOLA, BIOMETHYLATION, biotransformation, CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS-SPECTROMETRY, COMPOUNDS, L-methionine, methylantimony, potassium antimony tartrate, S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, SPECIATION, species}, isbn = {0268-2605}, url = {://000082977800003}, author = {Andrewes, P. and Cullen, W. R. and Feldmann, J. and Koch, I. and Polishchuk, E.} }