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Interference of tributyltin(IV)chloride on the vascular plant cells
2007
In the recent past years, interest in the environmental impact of organotin(IV) compounds has risen markedly. Considering that most data in the scientific literature refers to the animal kingdom and not to higher plants cells, we tested the effects of organotin compounds on vascular plant cells, by studying the interaction of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) with Allium cepa, Solanun tuberosum and Solanum melongena, vascular plants that are directly involved in the human food chain. The TBTCl effects on mitotic metaphase plates, on pollen grains and on both microtubers and adult tuber parenchymatic cells were investigated and the concentrations of TBTCl inside the treated parenchymatic cells we…
Effects of tributyltin(IV) chloride exposure on early embryonic stages ofCiona intestinalis:In vivo and ultrastructural investigations
1993
The effects of tributyltin(IV) chloride (TBT chloride) solutions on ascidian embryos of Ciona intestinalis have been tested at different stages of development. It has been observed, in vivo, that TBT chooride inhibited cleavage of fertilized eggs and of embryo blastomeres giving rise to cellular masses that are not delimited by plasma membrane. Electron-dense precipitates of TBT chloride, probably as inorganic tin, have been observed by transmission electron microscopy in the egg cytoplasm of cellular masses. The same type of precipitate was present also inside the mitochondria, whose structure appeared to be highly modified. These ultrastructure aspects are indicative of a degenerative pro…
Acetylcholinesterase activity in juvenileCiona intestinalis(Ascidiacea, Urochordata) after exposure to tributyltin
2012
The acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity has been studied in 4-day post-fertilization juveniles of Ciona intestinalis exposed to tributyltin (TBT) at 10-5 M using the histochemical method of Karnovsky and Roots. Relative to vertebrate tissues and organs, the development of adult form of ascidians is interesting, because the analysis of many nuclear genes indicated that the ascidians are the closest living relatives of the vertebrates. Therefore, toxicity research using different approaches could provide data for comparative studies with vertebrates. AChE is over-expressed under chemical stress and in some diseases of vertebrates. Therefore, AChE is considered a biomarker of environmental co…
Effects of tributyltin(IV) chloride on fertilization ofStyela plicata(Ascidiacea: Tunicata): II. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy studies
2003
The morphological aspects of Styela plicata fertilization after treatment with tributyltin(IV) chloride are described by means of scanning and transmission electron microscopy investigations. Alterations have been shown both on female and male gametes; spermatozoa, all the egg envelopes and the mitochondria of the egg cortical cytoplasm are modified in relation to incubation time. As a consequence, the damage to gametes blocks sperm–egg interaction and fertilization does not occur. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Spermatocyte chromosome alterations intruncatella subcylindrica (L., 1767) (Mollusca, Mesogastropoda) following exposure to dibutyltin(IV) and tribut…
1992
In order to analyze chromosomes for possible numerical and structural alterations in response to exposure to organotin(IV) compounds, gastropod Truncatella subcylindrica specimens were treated with dibutyltin(IV) and tributyltin(IV) chloride solutions with different exposure times. Experimental evidence suggests that tributyltin(IV) chloride is more toxic to this organism than dibutyltin(IV) dichloride at low concentrations. Furthermore, the toxicity responses to these organotin(IV) derivatives seem to be proportional to both concentration and exposure time. The following structural lesions have been identified by comparative analysis of spermatocyte chromosomes from untreated specimens and…
Organometallic complexes with biological molecules: XIII. Organotin(IV)[meso-tetra (4-carboxyphenyl)porphinate]s and the cell cycle: a flow-cytometri…
1999
The cytotoxic derivatives diorganotin(IV) and triorganotin(IV) [meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphinates, with stoichiometries [R2Sn]2TPPC and [R3Sn]4TPPC [R = Me, Bu, Ph; TPPC4−= meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphinate4−], namely bis[dimethyltin(IV)], bis[dibutyltin(IV)], bis[diphenyltin(IV)], tetra[trimethyltin(IV)], tetra[tributyltin(IV)] and tetra[triphenyltin(IV)] [meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphinate]s, have been used to investigate their effects on the cultured human kidney cell cycle in order to understand further the origin of cell-growth inhibition induced by the above-mentioned chemicals. The cell-cycle-dependent DNA content distribution of cultured cells exposed to these compounds…
Potentiation of the cytotoxic activity of copper by polyphosphate on biofilm-producing bacteria: A bioinspired approach
2012
Adhesion and accumulation of organic molecules represent an ecologically and economically massive problem. Adhesion of organic molecules is followed by microorganisms, unicellular organisms and plants together with their secreted soluble and structure-associated byproducts, which damage unprotected surfaces of submerged marine structures, including ship hulls and heat exchangers of power plants. This is termed biofouling. The search for less toxic anti-biofilm strategies has intensified since the ban of efficient and cost-effective anti-fouling paints, enriched with the organotin compound tributyltin, not least because of our finding of the ubiquitous toxic/pro-apoptotic effects displayed b…
Chemoenzymatische „Chiral-Pool”-Synthese von (+)-exo-Brevicomin aus Kohlenhydraten mit Fructose-1,6-diphosphat-Aldolase
1990
Chemoenzymatic “Chiral-Pool” Synthesis of (+)-exo-Brevicomin from Carbohydrates Using Fructose 1,6-Diphosphate Aldolase Fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.13) catalyzes the stereospecific aldol reaction between 1,3-dihydroxyacetone phosphate (4) and 5-oxohexanal (3) or its 5-dithiane-protected analog 8. The products of the aldol reactions are dephosphorylated with acid phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.2). Whereas the aldol adduct of 3 cyclizes spontaneously to give the bicyclic brevicomin precursor 3, the adduct of 8 first has to be deprotected with sulfuryl chloride and wet silica gel. The resulting bicyclic α-hydroxy ketone 3 is reduced with LiAlH4 to form the 1,2-diol 14 which is then deox…
Organometallic complexes with biological molecules. XV. Effects of tributyltin(IV)chloride on enzyme activity, Ca2+, and biomolecule and synthesis in…
2001
Considerable attention has been given in recent years to the possibility that xenobiotics in the environment may affect reproduction in animals. In this study, the relative impact of tributyltin(IV) (TBT) chloride, one of the most toxic environmental pollutants, was investigated using Ciona intestinalis ovary as a model system. The pleiotropic effects of TBT exposure are concentration dependent and include a decrease of ATP levels, lipid content and nucleic acid content and synthesis. In contrast, a marked increase in calcium (Ca2+) and glucose content is observed. Furthermore, TBT alters enzymatic activity, inhibiting creatine kinase and stimulating alkaline phosphatase and cholinesterase …