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Zhu, Y-G., Yoshinaga, M., Zhao, F-J. and Rosen, B. P. 2014. Earth abides arsenic biotransformations. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 42, pp. 443-467. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-060313-054942
Authors | Zhu, Y-G., Yoshinaga, M., Zhao, F-J. and Rosen, B. P. |
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Abstract | Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic element and causes health problems throughout the world. The toxicity, mobility, and fate of arsenic in the environment are largely determined by its speciation, and arsenic speciation changes are driven, at least to some extent, by biological processes. In this article, biotransformation of arsenic is reviewed from the perspective of the formation of Earth and the evolution of life, and the connection between arsenic geochemistry and biology is described. The article provides a comprehensive overview of molecular mechanisms of arsenic redox and methylation cycles as well as other arsenic biotransformations. It also discusses the implications of arsenic biotransformation in environmental remediation and food safety, with particular emphasis on groundwater arsenic contamination and arsenic accumulation in rice. |
Keywords | arsenic; methylation; degradation; oxidation; reduction; MSMA; roxarsone; rice |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Journal | Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Journal citation | 42, pp. 443-467 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-060313-054942 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4712701 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
National Natural Science Foundation of China | |
Funder project or code | Designing Seeds for Nutrition and Health (DS) |
NIP aquaporins: New tools to reduce rice arsenic accumulation | |
BBSRC Quota Studentship: Decreasing arsenic accumulation in rice to reduce health risk | |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 03 Mar 2014 |
Copyright license | Publisher copyright |
Publisher | Annual Reviews |
ISSN | 0084-6597 |
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