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trivalent
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trivalent /tri·va·lent/ (tri-va´lent) having a valence of three.
tri·va·lent (tr-vlnt)
adj.
Having valence 3.
tri·valence, tri·valen·cy n.
trivalent
[trīvā′lənt]
Etymology: Gk, treis + L, valere, to be worth
1 pertaining to an atom or group of atoms with the capability of bonding with or replacing three monovalent elements.
2 designating a vaccine that can prevent diseases or conditions.
trivalent [tri-va´lent]
having a valence of three.
trivalent
having a valence of three.
trivalent phenylorganic arsenicals
includes the pharmaceuticals thiacetarsamide, arsphencomplexamine. See also organic arsenical.
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Most mammals metabolize iAs by reducing it to trivalency, followed by oxidative methylation to pentavalency.
Biomarkers of exposure: a case study with inorganic arsenic by Hughes, Michael F. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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] Briefly, the metabolic process is carried out in two processes: a) the reactions of reduction that convert the pentavalent species to trivalency, and b) reactions of oxidative methylations where iAs is converted to mono-, di-, and trimethyl arsenic forms (MAs, DMAs, and TMAsO, respectively).
Urinary trivalent methylated arsenic species in a population ... by Del Razo, Luz M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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