The identification of arsenobetaine as the sole water-soluble arsenic constituent of the tail muscle of the western king prawn Penaeus latisulcatus.
1. Samples of tail muscle of the western king prawn, Penaeus latisulcatus collected from two locations were examined separately for the presence of arsenobetaine and other arsenic compounds. 2. For both samples the aqueous extract accounted for greater than 97% of the total arsenic. 3. The water-soluble arsenic was present as one compound only which was isolated and identified as arsenobetaine.
D000818:Animals; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry*; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility
D001152:Arsenicals; C038992:arsenobetaine