Arsenobetaine is the non toxin organic form of Arsenic commonly found in fish.If muscle of fish samples subject to a acid digestion, will non toxic nature be changed
Dear W. P. R. T. Perera , when arsenobetaine is digested with nitric acid, it will be converted into toxic inorganic arsenic species. Cited below are three articles in which this question is addressed. All three papers are available on RG.
Article Determination of Arsenic Species in Fish Oil After Acid Digestion
Article Arsenic speciation in fish and shellfish from the North Sea ...
Article Arsenic species extraction of biological marine samples (Per...