Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth

Abstract

Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth are members of Group V of the Periodic Table of Elements. These elements have been used for a variety of medicinal and pest control purposes over a number of centuries. They have also been used in metallic alloys and in the production of III–V semiconductors to increase electronic speeds of computer chips. Arsenicals are largely metabolized by methylation pathways and bismuth is known to induce the metal‐binding protein metallothionein and to form electron–dense cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies.