PUBLICATION

Study on acute toxicity and structure-activity relationship of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to naphthoquinones

Authors
Song, W.H., Ding, F., Guo, J., Li, L.Y., Zhang, J.H., Lian, J., Hu, W.X., and Gao, M.L.
ID
ZDB-PUB-100910-9
Date
2010
Source
Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes   45(7): 601-605 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Hu, Wei, Li, Li
Keywords
Zebrafish, naphthoquinones, structure-activity relationship, toxicity
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Models, Animal
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones/chemistry*
  • Naphthoquinones/toxicity*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity*
  • Zebrafish*
PubMed
20803362 Full text @ J. Environ. Sci. Health B
Abstract
In this paper, we evaluated the acute toxicity of five naphthoquinone compounds, expressed as median lethal concentration at 96 h (LC(50)) using zebrafish as a model. The five compounds were classified as harmful or very toxic. The Gaussian method was used to calculate the quantitative-chemical parameters of each compound. Based on the structure-activity relationship analysis, the interaction between the naphthoquinones and the target is likely mediated by 1-carbonyl and the hydrophobic fraction substituted in alpha -position of naphthoquinone via hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. Our results provide a foundation for evaluating the aquatic ecological risk and the mode of action of naphthoquinones in the environment.
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