CHED 470 |
| 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid (roxarsone) used as a food additive for broiler chickens decomposes in composting litter introducing inorganic Ar (V) and other arsenic containing compounds into the environment. Possible biotransformation of roxarsone, by Clostridium species under anaerobic conditions, has shown production of inorganic As (V) as well as other harmful arsenic containing compounds. Synthesis of (3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-phosphonic acid, a compound structurally similar to roxarsone, will allow for the investigation of NO2 reducing physiology without the toxicity associated with roxarsone's arsenic containing metabolic byproducts. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |