Beta-Alanine as Lead Antidote

Ahmad El-Wassef

Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia.

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ABSTRACT:

Beta-alanine was found to have a high therapeutic index in mice. It binds firmly to lead and the resulting complex is water-soluble. Elimination of lead by beta alanine from lead-intoxicated animals has been proved in the present work and the effect of beta-alanine on other metals is being thoroughly investigated.

KEYWORDS:

Beta-Alanine; Lead; Antidote