Exact Mass: 137.9662

Exact Mass Matches: 137.9662

Found 3 metabolites which its exact mass value is equals to given mass value 137.9662, within given mass tolerance error 0.001 dalton. Try search metabolite list with more accurate mass tolerance error 0.0002 dalton.

Dimethylarsinic acid

Hydroxydimethylarsine oxide

C2H7AsO2 (137.9662)


Dimethylarsinic acid, also known as cacodylic acid, is formally rated as possibly a carcinogenic (IARC 2B), potentially toxic compound. Derivatives of cacodylic acid, cacodylates, were frequently used as herbicides. For example, Agent Blue, one of the chemicals used during the Vietnam War, is a mixture of cacodylic acid and sodium cacodylate. Sodium cacodylate is frequently used as a buffering agent in the preparation and fixation of biological samples for transmission electron microscopy. Dimethylarsinic acid is highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. Once thought to be a byproduct of inorganic arsenic detoxification, it is now believed to have serious health consequences of its own. It has been shown to be teratogenic in rodents, most often causing cleft palate but also fetal fatality at high doses. It has been shown to be genotoxic in human cells, causing apoptosis and also decreased DNA production and shorter DNA strands. While not itself a strong carcinogen, dimethylarsinic acid does promote tumours in the presence of carcinogens in organs such as the kidneys and liver (Wikipedia). Cacodylic acid is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)2AsO2H. Derivatives of cacodylic acid, cacodylates, were frequently used as herbicides. For example, "Agent Blue," one of the chemicals used during the Vietnam War, is a mixture of cacodylic acid and sodium cacodylate. Sodium cacodylate is frequently used as a buffering agent in the preparation and fixation of biological samples for transmission electron microscopy. D010575 - Pesticides > D006540 - Herbicides D016573 - Agrochemicals

   

cacodylic acid

cacodylic acid

C2H7AsO2 (137.9662)


D010575 - Pesticides > D006540 - Herbicides D016573 - Agrochemicals

   

Dimethylarsinic acid

Dimethylarsinic acid

C2H7AsO2 (137.9662)


The organoarsenic compound that is arsenic acid substituted on the central arsenic atom with two methyl groups.