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Displaying toxins 101 - 125 of 3053 in total
T3DB ID Name
CAS Number
Formula
Weight
Structure Type Mechanism of Action
T3D0109 Barium
7440-39-3
Ba
137.327
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  • Barium Compound
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
Barium is a competitive potassium channel antagonist that blocks the passive efflux of intracellular potassium, resulting in a shift of potassium from extracellular to... more
T3D0110 Fluoranthene
206-44-0
C16H10
202.2506
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Industrial By-product/Pollutant
  • Organic Compound
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
The ability of PAH's to bind to blood proteins such as albumin allows them to be transported throughout the body. Many PAH's induce the expression of cytochrome P450 e... more
T3D0111 Uranium-234
13966-29-5
U
234.040945606
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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
T3D0112 n-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
621-64-7
C6H14N2O
130.1882
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  • Amine
  • Industrial By-product/Pollutant
  • Nitrite
  • Organic Compound
Reactive metabolites of n-nitrosodi-n-propylamine are believed to form adducts with DNA, resulting in carcinogenic effects. (R420)
T3D0113 Thorium-228
14274-82-9
Th
228.028731348
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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
T3D0114 Radon-222
14859-67-7
Rn
222.017570472
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Radium Compound
The ionizing radiation produced by radon causes cellular damage that includes DNA breakage, accurate or inaccurate repair, apoptosis, gene mutations, chromosomal chang... more
T3D0115 alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
319-84-6

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  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Pesticide
Hexachlorocyclohexane is a neurotoxin that interferes with GABA neurotransmitter function by interacting with the GABA-A receptor-chloride channel complex at the picro... more
T3D0116 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
87-61-6

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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Solvent
Trichlorobenzene may uncouple mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, inducing potassium ion release and inhibiting respiratory control. It's metabolites may covalent... more
T3D0117 Manganese
7439-96-5
Mn
54.938045
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  • Cosmetic Toxin
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Manganese Compound
  • Metal
Manganese is a cellular toxicant that can impair transport systems, enzyme activities, and receptor functions. It primarily targets the central nervous system, particu... more
T3D0119 Chrysotile asbestos
12001-29-5

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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
T3D0120 Strontium-90
10098-97-2
Sr
89.907737596
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Strontium Compound
The fact that strontium is chemically similar to calcium allows it to exchange for calcium in bone. It affects bone development and strength by binding directly to hyd... more
T3D0121 Plutonium-239
15117-48-3
Pu
239.052156519
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Plutonium Compound
  • Radioactive Isotope
The alpha radiation plutonium emits does not penetrate the skin but can irradiate internal organs when plutonium is inhaled or ingested. Particularly at risk are the s... more
T3D0122 Polonium-210
13981-52-7
Po
209.982857396
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Plutonium Compound
  • Radioactive Isotope
The alpha radiation polonium emits does not penetrate the skin but can irradiate internal organs when polonium is inhaled or ingested. The ionizing radiation produced ... more
T3D0123 Methylmercury
22967-92-6
CH3Hg
215.62
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  • Mercury Compound
  • Organic Compound
  • Organometallic
High-affinity binding of the divalent mercuric ion to thiol or sulfhydryl groups of proteins is believed to be the major mechanism for the activity of mercury. Through... more
T3D0124 Plutonium-238
13981-16-3
Pu
238.0495534
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Plutonium Compound
  • Radioactive Isotope
The alpha radiation plutonium emits does not penetrate the skin but can irradiate internal organs when plutonium is inhaled or ingested. Particularly at risk are the s... more
T3D0125 Lead-210
14255-04-0
Pb
209.984173129
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Lead Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
Lead mimics other biologically important metals, such as zinc, calcium, and iron, competing as cofactors for many of their respective enzymatic reactions. For example,... more
T3D0126 Plutonium
7440-07-5
Pu
244
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Plutonium Compound
The alpha radiation plutonium emits does not penetrate the skin but can irradiate internal organs when plutonium is inhaled or ingested. Particularly at risk are the s... more
T3D0127 Chlorpyrifos
2921-88-2
C9H11Cl3NO3PS
350.586
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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Insecticide
  • Organic Compound
  • Organochloride
  • Organophosphate
Chlorpyrifos and its bioactivation product, chlorpyrifos oxon, inhibit neural acetylcholinesterase by forming a stable covalent bond at the active site. The result of ... more
T3D0128 Copper
7440-50-8
Cu
63.546
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  • Copper Compound
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
Excess copper is sequestered within hepatocyte lysosomes, where it is complexed with metallothionein. Copper hepatotoxicity is believed to occur when the lysosomes bec... more
T3D0129 Americium-241
86954-36-1
Am
241.056822944
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  • Americium Compound
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
Americium toxicity results primarily from the damage done by the alpha particle emitted during radioactive decay. This alpha particle has very limited penetration in t... more
T3D0130 Radon-220
22481-48-7
Rn
220.011384149
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  • Inorganic Compound
  • Metal
  • Radioactive Isotope
  • Radium Compound
The ionizing radiation produced by radon causes cellular damage that includes DNA breakage, accurate or inaccurate repair, apoptosis, gene mutations, chromosomal chang... more
T3D0131 Amosite asbestos
12172-73-5
C14H15NO7
309.2714
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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
T3D0132 Iodine-131
10043-66-0
I
130.906124168
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  • Halogen
  • Inorganic Compound
  • Radioactive Isotope
Iodide inhibits adenylate cyclase in thyroid gland follicle cells and decreases the TSH-induced rise in intracellular cAMP. This results in decreased iodination of thy... more
T3D0133 Hydrogen cyanide
74-90-8
CHN
27.0253
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  • Cyanide Compound
  • Organic Compound
Cyanide complexes with ferric iron of cytochrome c oxidase in the fourth complex of the electron transport chain, leading to the inhibition of the electron transport f... more
T3D0134 Tributyltin
0688-73-3

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  • Organic Compound
  • Organometallic
  • Tin Compound
Organotin compounds produce neurotoxic and immunotoxic effects. Organotins may directly activate glial cells contributing to neuronal cell degeneration by local releas... more