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Displaying toxins 76 - 100 of 3053 in total
T3DB ID Name
CAS Number
Formula
Weight
Structure Type Mechanism of Action
T3D0080 Methylene chloride
75-09-2
CH2Cl2
84.933
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  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Solvent
Methylene chloride targets the lungs, blood system, and nervous system. In the lungs its metabolites damage Clara cells. It is also metabolized into carbon monoxide, w... more
T3D0082 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
118-96-7
C7H5N3O6
227.1311
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Explosive
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
  • Reagent
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene is a competitive inhibitor with respect to NADPH and a noncompetitive inhibitor with respect to L-arginine. It binds to the P450 reductase domain... more
T3D0084 Hydrazine
302-01-2
H4N2
32.0452
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  • Hydrazine
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Organic Compound
At least two mechanisms of action have been observed. One involves the direct binding of those hydrazines with a free amino group (hydrazine and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine)... more
T3D0085 1,2-Dichloroethane
107-06-2
C2H4Cl2
98.959
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  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Solvent
1,2-Dichloroethane is metabolized to 2-chloroacetaldehyde, S-(2-chloroethyl)glutathione by conjugation with glutathione, and to other putative reactive intermediates c... more
T3D0086 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
88-06-2
C6H3Cl3O
197.446
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Pesticide
It has been suggested that 2,4,6-TCP would interfer with mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and inhibit cytochrome P-450-dependent mixes-function oxidases. 2,4,6-... more
T3D0087 2,4-Dinitrophenol
51-28-5
C6H4N2O5
184.1064
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
Acute 2,4-dinitrophenol poisoning (from ingestion) involves uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, which presumably reduces body's reservoirs of high-energy phosphat... more
T3D0088 Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
111-44-4
C4H8Cl2O
143.012
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  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
BCEE is extremely meabolized, with thiodiglycolic acid (TDGA) being the principal endproduct. The pathway leading to TDGA formation is uncertain, but probably involves... more
T3D0089 Thiocyanate
01762-95-4
CNS
58.082
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  • Cyanide Compound
  • Organic Compound
Thiocyanate (sulphocyanate or SCN) is believed to be a goitrogenic compound. It is a competitive inhibitor of the human thyroid sodium/iodide symporter NIS. Thus, the ... more
T3D0090 Asbestos
1332-21-4

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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Mineral
When asbestos fibers are inhaled, many are deposited on the epithelial surface of the respiratory tree. Fibers that are retained in the lung or mesothelium for long pe... more
T3D0091 Chlorine
7782-50-5
Cl
35.453
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  • Disinfectant
  • Halogen
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Solvent
  • Vapour
Chlorine is a strong oxidizer that hydrolyzes in water forming hydrochloric and hypochlorous acids. In this form, it apparently can penetrate the cell and form N-chlor... more
T3D0092 Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
121-82-4
C3H6N6O6
222.1163
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  • Amine
  • Explosive
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
RDX can get into the lungs after breathing in the fumes of burning RDX or breathing in the dust from powdered RDX. It can also enter the body after ingestion of contam... more
T3D0093 Hexachlorobenzene
118-74-1
C6Cl6
284.782
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Pesticide
Hexachlorobenzene causes porphyria by modifying sulfhydryl groups in the catalytic or substrate-binding sites of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase. This inhibits uroporph... more
T3D0094 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
121-14-2

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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Explosive
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
  • Plasticizer
2,4-DNT may cause conversion of oxyhemoglobin to methemoglobin via oxidation of iron(II) to iron(III) by its metabolites. High levels of methemoglobin are removed by c... more
T3D0096 Ethion
563-12-2
C9H22O4P2S4
384.476
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  • Organic Compound
  • Organophosphate
  • Pesticide
Ethion is converted, in the liver, into its active form ethion monoxon. Ethion monoxon is a potent inhibitor of cholinesterases and exerts toxicity by reacting with an... more
T3D0097 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
71-55-6
C2H3Cl3
133.404
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  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Solvent
An involvement of cytochrome P-450-mediated dechlorination in the production of liver injury has been demonstrated. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane is converted by the cytochrom... more
T3D0099 Ethylbenzene
100-41-4
C8H10
106.165
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Organic Compound
Changes in the integrity of the cell membrane after partitioning of ethylbenzene into the lipid bilayer may subsequently affect the function of membrane, particularly ... more
T3D0100 Radium-226
13982-63-3
Ra
226.025402555
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Radium Compound
Ionizing radiation produced by radium damages the DNA, resulting in gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations. This can both initiate and promote carcinogenesis, and ... more
T3D0101 Thorium
7440-29-1
Th
232.03806
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Thorium Compound
The ionizing radiation produced by thorium causes cellular damage that includes DNA breakage, accurate or inaccurate repair, apoptosis, gene mutations, chromosomal cha... more
T3D0102 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol
534-52-1
C7H6N2O5
198.1329
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
  • Pesticide
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol is an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. It is believed to cause an acceleration of metabolic processes that are part of the tricarboxylic ac... more
T3D0103 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
99-35-4
C6H3N3O6
213.1045
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Explosive
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
In the red blood cell, 1,3,5-TNB induces formation of methemoglobin, leading to cyanosis. Reduction of the nitrogroup(s) of 1,3,5-TNB produces reactive nitroaromatic r... more
T3D0104 Chlorobenzene
108-90-7
C6H5Cl
112.557
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Industrial Precursor/Intermediate
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Solvent
The reactive metabolites of chlorobenzene are believed to bind both liver and kidney proteins, causing direct damage. Chlorobenzene also activates nuclear factor-kappa... more
T3D0105 Radon
10043-92-2
Rn
222
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Nobel Gas
  • Radioactive Isotope
The ionizing radiation produced by radon causes cellular damage that includes DNA breakage, accurate or inaccurate repair, apoptosis, gene mutations, chromosomal chang... more
T3D0106 Radium-228
15262-20-1
Ra
228.031064101
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Radium Compound
Ionizing radiation produced by radium damages the DNA, resulting in gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations. This can both initiate and promote carcinogenesis, and ... more
T3D0107 Thorium-230
14269-63-7
Th
230.033126574
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Thorium Compound
The ionizing radiation produced by thorium causes cellular damage that includes DNA breakage, accurate or inaccurate repair, apoptosis, gene mutations, chromosomal cha... more
T3D0108 Uranium-235
15117-96-1
U
235.043923062
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Uranium Compound
Uranium is combined with either bicarbonate or a plasma protein in the blood but once in the kidney, it is released and forms complexes with phosphate ligands and prot... more