Abstract

ARSENIC AND ITS SPECIFICATION

Ashish Kumar Pareek*, Dr. Shiv Garg, Manoj kumar and Sardar mal yadav

ABSTRACT

Arsenic is a naturally occuring poison that contaminates food, water soil and air. Arsenic is present in both inorganic and organic form but in both of them the inorganic form of arsenic is very dangerous for human. Arsenic is a homicidal and suicidal agent due to its use and involvement in many high profile murders. Arsenic is referred as “poison of king” because of its potency and discreetness. Arsenic is basically present in trivalent and pentavalent states metabolism of arsenic is carried out by trivalent state followed by arsenic methyl transferase It is a sequential process of reduction from pentavalent to trivalent stage. The following review covers complete description related to arsenic, its source, uses, acute and chronic toxicity, arsenic poisoning and its treatment.

Keywords: Arsenicosis, arsenic toxicity, pentavalent and trivalent stage.