What is Arsenobetaine?
Arsenobetaine is an organoarsenical compound synthesized by fish and crustaceans, considered non-toxic because of it’s rapid excretion from the body.
Chris F. Harrington, Eid I. Brima & Richard O. Jenkins (2008) Biotransformation of arsenobetaine by microorganisms from the human gastrointestinal tract, Chemical Speciation & Bioavailability, 20:3, 173-180, DOI: 10.3184/095422908X347278
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