3-Nitropropionic acid and similar nitrotoxins.
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove)
; 43(1): 9-13, 2000.
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| ID: mdl-10934779
ABSTRACT
3-Nitropropionic acid as well as 3-nitro-1-propanol and its beta-D-glucopyranoside (miserotoxin) are the plant and fungal toxins reported to interrupt mitochondrial electron transport resulting in cellular energy deficit. These nitrotoxins induce neurological degeneration in ruminants and humans. 3-Nitropropionic acid-intoxicated rats serve as the animal model for Huntington's disease.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Tóxicas
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Propionatos
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Propanóis
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Glucosídeos
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Micotoxinas
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article