Abstract:Voegtlin and his associates' have called attention to the sipificance of sulphur metabolism in connection with arsenic toxicity. It seemed of interest to determine the effect on biological activity of substituting sulphur for oxygen in an organic arsenical compound where this substitution is possible. We approached this problem from our particular standpoint of the chemotherapy of amebiasis, determining toxicity on oral administration to cats and rabbits, and amebacidal activity in vitro on Entavneba histolyti… Show more
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