Folate, Cobalamin, Cysteine, Homocysteine, and Arsenic Metabolism among Children in Bangladesh | Zendy

Megan N. Hall | Zendy; Xinhua Liu | Zendy; Vesna Slavkovich | Zendy; Vesna Ilievski | Zendy; J. Richard Pilsner | Zendy; Shafiul Alam | Zendy; Pam FactorLitvak | Zendy; Joseph H. Graziano | Zendy; Mary V. Gamble | Zendy

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Folate, Cobalamin, Cysteine, Homocysteine, and Arsenic Metabolism among Children in Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Megan N. Hall,

Xinhua Liu,

Vesna Slavkovich,

Vesna Ilievski,

J. Richard Pilsner,

Shafiul Alam,

Pam FactorLitvak,

Joseph H. Graziano,

Mary V. Gamble

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800164

Subject(s) - cobalamin , homocysteine , cysteine , arsenic , metabolism , methylation , urine , cystathionine beta synthase , chemistry , metabolite , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , biology , vitamin b12 , enzyme , organic chemistry , gene

Approximately 35 million people in Bangladesh are chronically exposed to inorganic arsenic (InAs) in drinking water. Methylation of InAs to monomethylarsonic (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acids (DMA) relies on folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism and facilitates urinary arsenic (uAs) elimination.

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