Compound

dimethylarsinate

An arsenical that has been used as a dermatologic agent and as an herbicide.

Definition from MeSH (D002101), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:16223ChEBI

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Structure

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No three-dimensional record for this entry.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C2H6AsO2
Mass: 136.99 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: OGGXGZAMXPVRFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES: C[As](C)(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

HEMK2ProteinUNIPROT:Q9Y5N5substrate ofInferred only7 paths7 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: dimethylarsinate · Sources: Rhea

Order

dimethylarsinate is converted to methylarsonous acidCompoundRhea RHEA:11684Inferred only
methylarsonous acid is converted to dimethylarsinateCompoundRhea RHEA:11684Inferred only
dimethylarsinate is a substrate of HEMK2ProteinRhea RHEA:11684Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

methylarsonous acid+S-adenosyl-L-methioninedimethylarsinate+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+2hydron
Catalysed by HEMK2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:11684CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

6 names

Resolves to: dimethylarsinate

Also called: [As(CH3)2O2](-)[As(CH3)2O2]−CACODYLATE IONDMAMe2AsO2(-)Me2AsO2−