Abstract |
Administration to rats of 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol (100 mg kg-1 body weight), the major ingredient of the pesticide gliftor, resulted in accumulation of citrate in the kidney after a 3 hour lag phase. 1,3-Difluoro-2-propanol was found to be metabolized to 1,3-difluoroacetone and ultimately to the aconitate hydratase inhibitor (-) erythrofluorocitrate and free fluoride. The conversion of 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol to 1,3-difluoroacetone was found to be catalyzed by an NAD(+)-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase, while the defluorination was attributed to microsomal monooxygenase activity induced by phenobarbitone and inhibited by piperonyl butoxide. 4-Methylpyrazole was found to inhibit both of these processes in vitro and when administered (90 mg kg-1 body weight) to rats, 2 hours prior to 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol, eliminated signs of poisoning, prevented (-) erythrofluorocitrate synthesis, and markedly decreased citrate and fluoride accumulation in vivo. 4-Methylpyrazole also appeared to diminish (-) erythrofluorocitrate synthesis from fluoroacetate in vivo, and this was attributed to its capacity to inhibit malate dehydrogenase activity. The antidotal potential of 4-methylpyrazole and the potential for 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol to replace fluoroacetate ( compound 1080) as a vertebrate pesticide is discussed.
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Authors | M G Feldwick, P S Noakes, U Prause, R J Mead, P J Kostyniak |
Journal | Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology
(J Biochem Mol Toxicol)
Vol. 12
Issue 1
Pg. 41-52
( 1998)
ISSN: 1095-6670 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9414486
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antidotes
- Citrates
- Drug Combinations
- Propanols
- Pyrazoles
- Rodenticides
- 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol
- gliftor
- Fomepizole
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antidotes
(pharmacology)
- Citrates
(metabolism)
- Drug Combinations
- Fomepizole
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- Kidney
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Male
- Mitochondria, Liver
(drug effects)
- Propanols
(chemistry, pharmacokinetics, toxicity)
- Pyrazoles
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Rodenticides
(chemistry)
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