| Title | Demethylation of methylarsenic species by Mycobacterium neoaurum |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Lehr, CR, Polishchuk, E, Radoja, U, Cullen, WR |
| Journal | Applied Organometallic Chemistry |
| Volume | 17 |
| Pagination | 831-834 |
| Date Published | Nov |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0268-2605 |
| Keywords | ACID, arsenic, ARSENICALS, ARSINE, CANDIDA-HUMICOLA, DEGRADATION, demethylation, METABOLITES, methylarsonic acid, methylarsonous acid, MICROORGANISMS, Mycobacterium neoaurum, RATS, REDUCTION, SOIL |
| Abstract | Mycobacterium neoaurum demethylates both methylarsonic acid and methylarsonous acid to mixtures of arsenate and arsenite. After 28 days of incubation, the yields of inorganic arsenic were 27% from arsenate and 43% from arsenite. A time study of the demethylation of methylarsonic acid by M. neoaurum showed that demethylation occurs rapidly during the growth and stationary phases of the bacterium, and indicates that MMA(V) is reductively demethylated to arsenite. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://000186209800002 |
