The origin of arsenobetaine in marine an
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J S Edmonds; K A Francesconi
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Trimethyl(carboxymethyl)arsonium zwitterion (arsenobetaine) is virtually ubiquitous in marine animals consumed by man. Experimental work on the transformation of arsenate to arsennbetaine in the marine environment is reviewed. Current evidence favors the conversion of arsenate to dimethyl(ribosy1)ar