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Arsenic Fatty Acids Are Human Urinary Metabolites of Arsenolipids Present in Cod Liver
Author(s) -
Schmeisser Ernst,
Rumpler Alice,
Kollroser Manfred,
Rechberger Gerald,
Goessler Walter,
Francesconi Kevin A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200502706
Subject(s) - chemistry , urine , arsenic , fish <actinopterygii> , urinary system , biochemistry , human liver , mass spectrometry , metabolite , chromatography , food science , environmental chemistry , enzyme , biology , fishery , organic chemistry , endocrinology
Is fish a healthy food? Arsenolipids present in cod liver are metabolized by humans to arsenic‐containing fatty acids. Four of these metabolites were identified in human urine after consumption of cod liver and characterized by mass spectrometry and chromatography.