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Xin L, Yu H, Liu S, Ying GG, Chen CE. POPs identification using simple low-code machine learning. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:171143. [PMID: 38387592 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Effectively identifying persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with extensive organic chemical datasets poses a formidable challenge but is of utmost importance. Leveraging machine learning techniques can enhance this process, but previous models often demanded advanced programming skills and high-end computing resources. In this study, we harnessed the simplicity of PyCaret, a Python-based package, to construct machine-learning models for POP screening based on 2D molecular descriptors. We compared the performance of these models against a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) model. Utilising minimal Python code, we generated several models that exhibited superior or comparable performance to the DCNN. The most outstanding performer, the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LGBM), achieved an accuracy of 96.20 %, an AUC of 97.70 %, and an F1 score of 82.58 %. This model outshone the DCNN model. Furthermore, it excelled in identifying POPs within the REACH PBT and compiled industrial chemical lists. Our findings highlight the accessibility and simplicity of PyCaret, requiring only a few lines of code, rendering it suitable for non-computing professionals in environmental sciences. The ability of low code machine learning tools (e.g. PyCaret) to facilitate model comparison and interpretation holds promise, encouraging prompt assessment and management of chemical substances.
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- Lei Xin
- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Lin X, Jiang K, Liu X, Han D, Zhang Q. Review on development of ionic liquids in lignocellulosic biomass refining. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Wei P, Pan X, Chen CY, Li HY, Yan X, Li C, Chu YH, Yan B. Emerging impacts of ionic liquids on eco-environmental safety and human health. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:13609-13627. [PMID: 34812453 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00946j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Owing to their unique physicochemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) have been rapidly applied in diverse areas, such as organic synthesis, electrochemistry, analytical chemistry, functional materials, pharmaceutics, and biomedicine. The increase in the production and application of ILs has resulted in their release into aquatic and terrestrial environments. Because of their low vapor pressure, ILs cause very little pollution in the atmosphere compared to organic solvents. However, ILs are highly persistent in aquatic and terrestrial environments due to their stability, and therefore, potentially threaten the safety of eco-environments and human health. Specifically, the environmental translocation and retention of ILs, or their accumulation in organisms, are all related to their physiochemical properties, such as hydrophobicity. Based on results of ecotoxicity, cytotoxicity, and toxicity in mammalian models, the mechanisms involved in IL-induced toxicity include damage of cell membranes and induction of oxidative stress. Recently, artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques have been used in mining and modeling toxicity data to make meaningful predictions. Major future challenges are also discussed. This review will accelerate our understanding of the safety issues of ILs and serve as a guideline for the design of the next generation of ILs.
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- Penghao Wei
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China. .,Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Beil S, Markiewicz M, Pereira CS, Stepnowski P, Thöming J, Stolte S. Toward the Proactive Design of Sustainable Chemicals: Ionic Liquids as a Prime Example. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13132-13173. [PMID: 34523909 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The tailorable and often unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) drive their implementation into a broad variety of seminal technologies. The modular design of ILs allows in this context a proactive selection of structures that favor environmental sustainability─ideally without compromising their technological performance. To achieve this objective, the whole life cycle must be taken into account and various aspects considered simultaneously. In this review, we discuss how the structural design of ILs affects their environmental impacts throughout all stages of their life cycles and scrutinize the available data in order to point out knowledge gaps that need further research activities. The design of more sustainable ILs starts with the selection of the most beneficial precursors and synthesis routes, takes their technical properties and application specific performance into due account, and considers its environmental fate particularly in terms of their (eco)toxicity, biotic and abiotic degradability, mobility, and bioaccumulation potential. Special emphasis is placed on reported structure-activity relationships and suggested mechanisms on a molecular level that might rationalize the empirically found design criteria.
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- Stephan Beil
- Institute of Water Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Water Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Chemical Process Engineering, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße 6, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Water Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Cho CW, Pham TPT, Zhao Y, Stolte S, Yun YS. Review of the toxic effects of ionic liquids. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 786:147309. [PMID: 33975102 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Interest in ionic liquids (ILs), called green or designer solvents, has been increasing because of their excellent properties such as thermal stability and low vapor pressure; thus, they can replace harmful organic chemicals and help several industrial fields e.g., energy-storage materials production and biomaterial pretreatment. However, the claim that ILs are green solvents should be carefully considered from an environmental perspective. ILs, given their minimal vapor pressure, may not directly cause atmospheric pollution. However, they have the potential to cause adverse effects if leaked into the environment, for instance if they are spilled due to human mistakes or technical errors. To estimate the risks of ILs, numerous ILs have had their toxicity assessed toward several micro- and macro-organisms over the past few decades. Since the toxic effects of ILs depend on the method of estimating toxicity, it is necessary to briefly summarize and comprehensively discuss the biological effects of ILs according to their structure and toxicity testing levels. This can help simplify our understanding of the toxicity of ILs. Therefore, in this review, we discuss the key findings of toxicological information of ILs, collect some toxicity data of ILs to different species, and explain the influence of IL structure on their toxic properties. In the discussion, we estimated two different sensitivity values of toxicity testing levels depending on the experiment condition, which are theoretical magnitudes of the inherent sensitivity of toxicity testing levels in various conditions and their changes in biological response according to the change in IL structure. Finally, some perspectives, future research directions, and limitations to toxicological research of ILs, presented so far, are discussed.
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- Chul-Woong Cho
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, HoChiMihn University of Food Industry, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Hydrosciences, Institute of Water Chemistry, Bergstraße 66, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, South Korea.
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Jillella GK, Ojha PK, Roy K. Application of QSAR for the identification of key molecular fragments and reliable predictions of effects of textile dyes on growth rate and biomass values of Raphidocelis subcapitata. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 238:105925. [PMID: 34332198 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The current quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) study seeks to explore the underlying causes of fluctuations in growth rate and biomass of microalgae mainly due to textile dyes. The derived QSAR models cover two endpoints: ErC50 (growth rate) and EbC50 (biomass) of Raphidocelis subcapitata. In order to extract the structural features involved, multiple PLS (partial least squares) models have been developed with easy to interpret and uncomplicated 2D descriptors having proper physico-chemical meaning. These descriptors were calculated from Dragon, SiRMS, and PaDEL-descriptor software. Then, the models were developed initially using stepwise regression followed by partial least squares (PLS) regression, and the model development procedure for both the endpoints (ErC50 and EbC50) followed the stringent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) rules. Later on, the model validation was carried out with statistically significant and internationally accepted metrics (both internally and externally) in both the cases. Next, we have used the "Intelligent Consensus Predictor" tool (available from http://teqip.jdvu.ac.in/QSAR_Tools/DTCLab/) to test the prediction quality with an "intelligent" approach to select multiple models. The estimated prediction quality for the appropriate test sets reveals that the consensus models (CM) surpass the quality shown by individual models (IM) for both the endpoints (ErC50 and EbC50). Finally, the developed models were able to identify the major contributing features (hydrophobic units, unsaturation, saturation, electronegativity, branched atoms and charged fragments) related to aquatic toxicity of textile dyes.
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- Gopala Krishna Jillella
- Department of Pharmacoinformatics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Educational and Research (NIPER), Chunilal Bhawan, 168, Maniktala Main Road, 700054, Kolkata, India
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032, Kolkata, India
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032, Kolkata, India.
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Kowalska D, Maculewicz J, Stepnowski P, Dołżonek J. Ionic liquids as environmental hazards - Crucial data in view of future PBT and PMT assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123896. [PMID: 33264960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) constitute a large group of chemical compounds. They have gained much attention among scientists and industry due to their unique properties. Due to the fact that ILs are purely ionic compounds, there is the possibility to design an enormous number of cation and anion combinations, making them designer solvents. Thus it also creates the possibility of producing more environmentally benign solvents. However, significant drawbacks related mainly to their toxicity and persistence have already been noticed. Furthermore the interest in these compounds is constantly growing and their impact on the environment should be defined. More and more ILs are produced or imported in the amount higher than 10 tonnes per year and the group of ILs registered in REACH is still expanding. Thus for an increasing number of compounds, it will be necessary to perform a PBT and PMT assessment using the criteria described in REACH. Therefore the data collected in this work thoroughly sort out the information on the toxicity, bioconcentration/bioaccumulation, biodegradation and mobility of ILs in the context of PBT and PMT assessment.
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- Dorota Kowalska
- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Zhang S, Jia Q, Yan F, Xia S, Wang Q. Evaluating the properties of ionic liquid at variable temperatures and pressures by quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR). Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Representation of the Structure-A Key Point of Building QSAR/QSPR Models for Ionic Liquids. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13112500. [PMID: 32486309 PMCID: PMC7321456 DOI: 10.3390/ma13112500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The process of encoding the structure of chemicals by molecular descriptors is a crucial step in quantitative structure-activity/property relationships (QSAR/QSPR) modeling. Since ionic liquids (ILs) are disconnected structures, various ways of representing their structure are used in the QSAR studies: the models can be based on descriptors either derived for particular ions or for the whole ionic pair. We have examined the influence of the type of IL representation (separate ions vs. ionic pairs) on the model’s quality, the process of the automated descriptors selection and reliability of the applicability domain (AD) assessment. The result of the benchmark study showed that a less precise description of ionic liquid, based on the 2D descriptors calculated for ionic pairs, is sufficient to develop a reliable QSAR/QSPR model with the highest accuracy in terms of calibration as well as validation. Moreover, the process of a descriptors’ selection is more effective when the possible number of variables can be decreased at the beginning of model development. Additionally, 2D descriptors usually demand less effort in mechanistic interpretation and are more convenient for virtual screening studies.
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Abramenko N, Kustov L, Metelytsia L, Kovalishyn V, Tetko I, Peijnenburg W. A review of recent advances towards the development of QSAR models for toxicity assessment of ionic liquids. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 384:121429. [PMID: 31732345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Natalia Abramenko
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Russia; N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Russia; National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Leninsky prosp. 4, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry & Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 1 Murmanska Street, 02660, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry & Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 1 Murmanska Street, 02660, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute of Structural Biology, BIGCHEM GmbH, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, b. 60w, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, PO Box 9518, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Center for Safety of Substances and Products, PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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Turek M, Pawłowska B, Różycka-Sokołowska E, Biczak R, Skalik J, Owsianik K, Marciniak B, Bałczewski P. Ecotoxicity of ammonium chlorophenoxyacetate derivatives towards aquatic organisms: Unexpected enhanced toxicity upon oxygen by sulfur replacement. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 382:121086. [PMID: 31465943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Phenoxyacetate herbicides, such as 2,4-D and MCPA, having a high toxicity to non-target organisms are commonly used for controlling broadleaf weeds in agriculture. However, novel and environmentally friendly analogs are constantly sought after. For this purpose, various substituents at the phenyl group have been tested to find the optimal balance between the potent herbicidal activity and safety for non-target species. In this work, we investigated the influence of the oxygen by sulfur replacement in the phenoxy moiety of ammonium chlorophenoxyacetates on the toxicity towards aquatic organisms, such as bacteria (Vibrio fischeri), water flea (Daphnia magna) and freshwater fish (Pimephales promelas) by determining experimental (Microtox® test - V. fischeri) and predicted (ACD Lab Percepta software - D. magna, P. promelas) EC50/LC50 values. The achieved results showed that in contrary to the literature observations, where O-compounds were more toxic than their S-analogs (urea/thiourea), the O/S replacement in chlorophenoxyacetate significantly increased ecotoxicity of the S-analogs (up to 11 times). Moreover, one- and two-substituted phenoxyacetates in the form of ammonium salts were less toxic to V. fischeri than the commercially available phenoxy herbicides in the acid form. The logP/logD values were also calculated to understand hydro/lipophilic nature of the investigated compounds and differences in their toxicity.
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- Marika Turek
- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, Łódź, 90-363, Poland
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, Łódź, 90-363, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Health and Food Sciences, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Częstochowa, 42-201, Poland; Division of Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, Łódź, 90-363, Poland.
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alvaDesc: A Tool to Calculate and Analyze Molecular Descriptors and Fingerprints. METHODS IN PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0150-1_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cho CW, Yun YS. Application of general toxic effects of ionic liquids to predict toxicities of ionic liquids to Spodoptera frugiperda 9, Eisenia fetida, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Danio rerio. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 255:113185. [PMID: 31522005 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Modeling for the toxicity of ionic liquids (ILs) is necessary to fill data gaps for untested chemicals and to understand the relevant mechanisms at the molecular level. In order for many researchers to easily predict toxicity and/or develop some prediction model, simple method(s) based on a single parameter should be proposed. Therefore, previously our group developed a comprehensive toxicity prediction model with unified linear free-energy relationship descriptors to address the single parameter for predicting the toxicities, as follows (Cho et al., 2016b). Log 1/toxicity in the unit of mM= (2.254 Ec - 2.545 Sc + 0.646 Ac - 1.471 Bc + 1.650 Vc + 2.917 J+ - 0.201 Ea + 0.418 Va + 0.131 J-) - 0.709. It is considered that the model can calculate the general toxicological effect of ILs in parenthesis, as it was developed on the basis of numerous toxic effects i.e., 58 toxicity testing methods and about 1600 data points. In order to check the hypothesis, the values calculated by the model were correlated with four different datasets from insect cell line (Spodoptera frugiperda 9), earthworm (Eisenia fetida), nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans), and fish (Danio rerio). The results clearly showed that the calculated values are in good agreement with each dataset. In the case of S. frugiperda 9 cells, the calculated parameters were correlated with log1/LC50 values, measured after 24 h and 48 h incubation, in R2 of 0.67 and 0.88, respectively. The R2 values for the earthworm, nematode, and fish were 0.88, 0.96, and 0.94-0.95, respectively. This study confirmed that the comprehensive model can be simply and accurately used to predict toxicity of ILs.
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- Chul-Woong Cho
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-ro 77, Buk-gu, 61186, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 54896, Chonbuk, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 54896, Chonbuk, South Korea.
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Khan K, Khan PM, Lavado G, Valsecchi C, Pasqualini J, Baderna D, Marzo M, Lombardo A, Roy K, Benfenati E. QSAR modeling of Daphnia magna and fish toxicities of biocides using 2D descriptors. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 229:8-17. [PMID: 31063877 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In the recent years, ecotoxicological hazard potential of biocidal products has been receiving increasing attention in the industries and regulatory agencies. Biocides/pesticides are currently one of the most studied groups of compounds, and their registration cannot be done without the empirical toxicity information. In view of limited experimental data available for these compounds, we have developed Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models for the toxicity of biocides to fish and Daphnia magna following principles of QSAR modeling recommended by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). The models were developed using simple and interpretable 2D descriptors and validated using stringent tests. Both models showed encouraging statistical quality in terms of determination coefficient R2 (0.800 and 0.648), cross-validated leave-one-out Q2 (0.760 and 0.602) and predictive R2pred or Q2ext (0.875 and 0.817) for fish (nTraining = 66, nTest = 22) and Daphnia magna (nTraining = 100, nTest = 33) toxicity datasets, respectively. These models should be applicable for data gap filling in case of new or untested biocidal compounds falling within the applicability domain of the models. In general, the models indicate that the toxicity increases with lipophilicity and decreases with polarity, branching and unsaturation. We have also developed interspecies toxicity models for biocides using the daphnia and fish toxicity data and used the models for data gap filling.
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- Kabiruddin Khan
- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacoinformatics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Educational and Research (NIPER), Chunilal Bhawan, 168, Manikata Main Road, 700054, Kolkata, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032, Kolkata, India; Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
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Khan PM, Roy K, Benfenati E. Chemometric modeling of Daphnia magna toxicity of agrochemicals. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 224:470-479. [PMID: 30831498 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Over the past few years, the ecotoxicological hazard potential of agrochemicals has received much attention in the industries and regulatory agencies. In the current work, we have developed quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models for Daphnia magna toxicities of different classes of agrochemicals (fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and microbiocides) individually as well as for the combined set with the application of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommended guidelines. The models for the individual data sets as well as for the combined set were generated employing only simple and interpretable two-dimensional descriptors, and subsequently strictly validated using test set compounds. The validated individual models were used to generate consensus models, with the objective to improve the prediction quality and reduced prediction errors. All the individual models of different classes of agrochemicals as well as the global set of agrochemicals showed encouraging statistical quality and prediction ability. The general observations from the derived models suggest that the toxicity increases with lipophilicity and decreases with polarity. The generated models of different classes of agrochemicals and also for the combined set should be applicable for data gap filling for new or untested agrochemical compounds falling within the applicability domain of the developed models.
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- Pathan Mohsin Khan
- Department of Pharmacoinformatics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Educational and Research (NIPER), Chunilal Bhawan, 168, Manikata Main Road, 700054, Kolkata, India
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032, Kolkata, India; Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, 20156, Milano, Italy
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Chen Z, Li Z, Ma X, Xu L, Wang Y, Zhang S. Aqueous-phase green synthesis of formate-based ionic liquids and their thermophysical properties. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fan H, Liu H, Dong Y, Chen C, Wang Z, Guo J, Du S. Growth inhibition and oxidative stress caused by four ionic liquids in Scenedesmus obliquus: Role of cations and anions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:570-579. [PMID: 30245413 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) are widely used in various industrial applications. However, they are considered potential toxins in aquatic environments because of their physical stability and solubility. The growth inhibition and oxidative stress induced by four ionic liquids with different cations and anions on the green algae Scenedesmus obliquus was investigated in this study. The order of growth inhibition was 1‑hexyl‑3‑methylimidazolium nitrate ([HMIM]NO3) > 1‑hexyl‑3‑methylimidazolium chloride ([HMIM]Cl) > N‑hexyl‑3‑metylpyridinium bromide ([HMPy]Br) > N‑hexyl‑3‑metylpyridinium chloride ([HMPy]Cl). Imidazolium IL had a higher growth inhibition effect than pyridinium IL, nitrate IL and bromide IL had a higher effect than chloride IL. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in S. obliquus increased with increasing IL concentrations. Green fluorescence in [HMIM]Cl treated algae showed increased brightness compared to the [HMPy]Cl treatment, and [HMIM]NO3 treatment produced increased brightness compared to the [HMPy]Br treatment, suggesting that higher ROS levels were induced by [HMIM]Cl and [HMIM]NO3. Soluble protein, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were stimulated at lower concentrations but were inhibited at higher concentrations. Regression analysis suggested that ROS level is the main index responsible for oxidative stress induced by the four ILs. The ILs induced oxidative damage on S. obliquus, and ROS in high concentration treatments could not be effectively removed by the antioxidant system, leading to oxidative damage and ultimately resulting in growth inhibition and cell death.
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- Huiyang Fan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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Wang Y, Chen J, Tang W, Xia D, Liang Y, Li X. Modeling adsorption of organic pollutants onto single-walled carbon nanotubes with theoretical molecular descriptors using MLR and SVM algorithms. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 214:79-84. [PMID: 30261420 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Prediction of adsorption equilibrium coefficients (K) of organic compounds onto single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) from in silico molecular descriptors is of importance for probing potential applications of SWNTs as well as for evaluating environmental behavior and ecological risks of organic pollutants and SWNTs. In this study, two models for predicting logK were developed with multiple linear regression (MLR) and support vector machine (SVM) algorithms. The two models have satisfactory goodness-of-fit, robustness and predictive ability, and the SVM model performs slightly better than the MLR model. The two models are based on the up-to-date experimental dataset consisting of 61 logK values, and the applicability domains cover diverse organic compounds with functional groups > CC<, CC, C6H5, >CO, COOH, C(O)O, OH, O, F, Cl, Br, NH2, NH, >N, >NN<, NO2, >NC(O)NH2, >NC(O)NH, S and S(O)(O). The adsorption of organic compounds toward SWNTs is mainly determined by van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions. Since only in silico molecular descriptors were employed for the modeling, the developed models are beneficial for prediction purposes.
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- Ya Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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Ahmadi R, Hemmateenejad B, Safavi A, Shojaeifard Z, Mohabbati M, Firuzi O. Assessment of cytotoxicity of choline chloride-based natural deep eutectic solvents against human HEK-293 cells: A QSAR analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 209:831-838. [PMID: 30114731 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a new generation of solvents. To consider them as green solvents, investigation of their toxicity is essential. In this work, the cytotoxicity of a number of natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) against HEK-293 human embryonic kidney cells was evaluated by MTT assay. The NADESs were prepared with choline chloride (ChCl) as hydrogen-bond acceptor (HBA) and different sugar alcohols as hydrogen-bond donor (HBD) constituents. They showed IC50 values in the range of 3.52-75.46 mM. These results were used to evaluate the effect of structural parameters on the cytotoxicity of the studied NADESs by using quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. A three-parameter linear model was obtained between - log(IC50) as a dependent variable and structural descriptors as independent variables. Rotatable bond number (RBN), mean atomic van der Waals volume (Mv) and the interaction of second power carbon numbers with the molar ratio of HBA to HBD in each NADES (C2 Ratio), were three major parameters. The statistical model covered about 76.4% and 69.8% variance of data in training and leave-one-out cross-validation, respectively. This work, as the first study on the QSAR analysis of DESs, can provide a good perspective for designing greener novel DESs.
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- Raheleh Ahmadi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 7194684795, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 7194684795, Iran; Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 7194684795, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 7194684795, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Lim JY, Mubarak N, Khalid M, Abdullah E, Arshid N. Novel fabrication of functionalized graphene oxide via magnetite and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ranjan P, Athar M, Rather H, Vijayakrishna K, Vasita R, Jha PC. Appraisal of 1‐Butylimidazole‐Derived Ionic Liquids as Anthelmintic Agents: An Experimental and In Silico Approach. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Prabodh Ranjan
- CCG@CUG, School of Chemical SciencesCentral University of Gujarat, Sector-30 Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat India
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- CCG@CUG, School of Chemical SciencesCentral University of Gujarat, Sector-30 Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat India
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- School of Life SciencesCentral University of Gujarat, Sector-30 Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat India
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of Advanced SciencesVIT University Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu India
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- School of Life SciencesCentral University of Gujarat, Sector-30 Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat India
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- CCG@CUGCentre for Applied ChemistryCentral University of Gujarat, Sector-30 Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat India
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Zhang C, Du Z, Wang J, Wang J, Zhou T, Li B, Zhu L, Li W, Hou K. Exposed zebrafish (Danio rerio) to imidazolium-based ionic liquids with different anions and alkyl-chain lengths. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 203:381-386. [PMID: 29627604 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) were considered new "green solvents" in consideration of the low volatility. Since their inception, ionic liquids (ILs) have attracted widespread attention. However, ILs were not safe enough as what we thought. The toxicity of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ILs ([C2mim]R, R = Cl-, Br-, BF4-) and 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromine ([Cnmim]Br, n = 2, 4, 8, 10, 12) using 50% lethal concentration (LC50) were studied in the present study to enrich the toxicological information. Besides the LC50 values, the sensitivity test using potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and residue determinations of the tested ILs were also performed. The sensitivity and dynamic changes of IL doses both catered for the stipulation that declared the accuracy of the toxicological test results, which illustrated that the alkyl-chain lengths contributed more than anions to the toxicity of the ILs described above to zebrafish. Additionally, the present study also enriched the toxicological information on imidazolium-based ILs to aquatic systems.
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- Cheng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, PR China.
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He W, Yan F, Jia Q, Xia S, Wang Q. QSAR models for describing the toxicological effects of ILs against Staphylococcus aureus based on norm indexes. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 195:831-838. [PMID: 29289911 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The hazardous potential of ionic liquids (ILs) is becoming an issue of great concern due to their important role in many industrial fields as green agents. The mathematical model for the toxicological effects of ILs is useful for the risk assessment and design of environmentally benign ILs. The objective of this work is to develop QSAR models to describe the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of ILs against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). A total of 169 and 101 ILs with MICs and MBCs, respectively, are used to obtain multiple linear regression models based on matrix norm indexes. The norm indexes used in this work are proposed by our research group and they are first applied to estimate the antibacterial toxicity of these ILs against S. aureus. These two models precisely and reliably calculated the IL toxicities with a square of correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.919 and a standard error of estimate (SE) of 0.341 (in log unit of mM) for pMIC, and an R2 of 0.913 and SE of 0.282 for pMBC.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 13St. 29, TEDA, 300457 Tianjin, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 13St. 29, TEDA, 300457 Tianjin, PR China.
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- School of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 13St. 29, TEDA, 300457 Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the State Education Ministry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 13St. 29, TEDA, 300457 Tianjin, PR China
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Kłosowska-Chomiczewska IE, Artichowicz W, Preiss U, Jungnickel C. Multicomponent ionic liquid CMC prediction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:25309-25318. [PMID: 28914308 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05019d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We created a model to predict CMC of ILs based on 704 experimental values published in 43 publications since 2000. Our model was able to predict CMC of variety of ILs in binary or ternary system in a presence of salt or alcohol. The molecular volume of IL (Vm), solvent-accessible surface (Ŝ), solvation enthalpy (ΔsolvG∞), concentration of salt (Cs) or alcohol (Ca) and their molecular volumes (Vms and Vma, respectively) were chosen as descriptors, and Kernel Support Vector Machine (KSVM) and Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) as regression methodologies to create the models. Data was split into training and validation set (80/20) and subjected to bootstrap aggregation. KSVM provided better fit with average R2 of 0.843, and MSE of 0.608, whereas EA resulted in R2 of 0.794 and MSE of 0.973. From the sensitivity analysis it was shown that Vm and Ŝ have the highest impact on ILs micellization in both binary and ternary systems, however surprisingly in the presence of alcohol the Vm becomes insignificant/irrelevant. Micelle stabilizing or destabilizing influence of the descriptors depends upon the additives. Previous attempts at modelling the CMC of ILs was generally limited to small number of ILs in simplified (binary) systems. We however showed successful prediction of the CMC over a range of different systems (binary and ternary).
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- I E Kłosowska-Chomiczewska
- Department of Colloid and Lipid Science, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza St. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland.
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Environmental Concerns Regarding Ionic Liquids in Biotechnological Applications. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 168:241-328. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2018_79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang C, Zhang S, Zhu L, Wang J, Wang J, Zhou T. The acute toxic effects of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate ionic liquids on Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 229:887-895. [PMID: 28797523 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Given their increasingly widespread application, the toxic effects of ionic liquids (ILs) have become the subject of significant attention in recent years. Therefore, the present study assessed the acute toxic effects of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate ([Cnmim]NO3 (n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)) on Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magna. The sensitivity of the tested organism Daphnia magna and the investigated IL concentrations in water using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were also evaluated to demonstrate the reliability of the present study. The results illustrated that Daphnia magna is indeed sensitive to the reference toxicant and the investigated ILs were stable in the aquatic environment. The 50% effect concentration (EC50) was used to represent the acute toxic effects on Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magna. With the increasing alkyl-chain lengths, the toxicity of the investigated ILs increased in both the test organisms. Accordingly, the alkyl-chain lengths can cause significantly toxic effects on aquatic organisms, and Daphnia magna are much more sensitive than Chlorella vulgaris to the imidazolium-based ILs used in the present study. Furthermore, the present study provides more information on the acute toxic effects of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate.
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- Cheng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Lab of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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Lu LY, Zhang YJ, Chen JJ, Tong ZH. Toxicity of Selected Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids on Caenorhabditis elegans: a Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Study. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/30/cjcp1703057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Costa SPF, Azevedo AMO, Pinto PCAG, Saraiva MLMFS. Environmental Impact of Ionic Liquids: Recent Advances in (Eco)toxicology and (Bio)degradability. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:2321-2347. [PMID: 28394478 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the (bio)degradability and toxicity of ionic liquids for global and critical analysis and on the conscious use of these compounds on a large scale thereafter. The integrated data will enable focus on the recognition of toxicophores and on the way the community has been dealing with them, with the aim to obtain greener and safer ionic liquids. Also, an update of the most recent biotic and abiotic methods developed to overcome some of these challenging issues will be presented. The review structure aims to present a potential sequence of events that can occur upon discharging ionic liquids into the environment and the potential long-term consequences.
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- Susana P F Costa
- LAQV, Requimte, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV, Requimte, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV, Requimte, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
- A3D-Association for Drug Discovery and Development, Rua do Baixeiro n° 38, Aveiro, Portugal
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- LAQV, Requimte, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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Zhang C, Zhu L, Wang J, Wang J, Zhou T, Xu Y, Cheng C. The acute toxic effects of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with different alkyl-chain lengths and anions on zebrafish (Danio rerio). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 140:235-240. [PMID: 28267653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With the increasing applications of ionic liquids (ILs), the toxicity of ILs has drawn increasing attention in recent years, especially the influences of different anions and alkyl-chain lengths on the acute toxicity to aquatic organisms. We performed a study on the acute toxicity of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate ([Cnmim]NO3 (n=2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)), 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium ILs ([C6mim]R (R=Cl-, Br-, BF4-, PF6-)) to zebrafish (Danio rerio). We also evaluated the sensibility of the investigated animals and the stability of ILs in water via high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC, Agilent 1260, Agilent Technologies Inc., USA) to prove the reliability of the present study. The results illustrated that the test zebrafish (Danio rerio) were sensitive to the reference toxicant and that the investigated ILs in water were stable. The 50% lethal concentration (LC50) was used to represent the acute toxicity to zebrafish (Danio rerio). The present study showed that the highest toxic IL is [C12mim]NO3 and the lowest toxic IL is [C2mim]NO3 on Danio rerio. The LC50s for ILs with different anions had similar values. Accordingly, we believe that ILs with different alkyl-chain lengths cause greater effects than other anions on acute toxicity to aquatic organisms. Furthermore, the present study can also provide scientific methods for future studies to select and assess ILs.
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- Cheng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian 271018, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang C, Shao Y, Zhu L, Wang J, Wang J, Guo Y. Acute toxicity, biochemical toxicity and genotoxicity caused by 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate in zebrafish (Danio rerio) livers. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 51:131-137. [PMID: 28238700 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present study examined the potential toxicity of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) and 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim]BF4) in the liver cells of zebrafish (Danio rerio) with different doses (20-160mg/L) on 7 and 14days. The effects of [Bmim]Cl and [Bmim]BF4 on acute toxicity, reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant enzymes, glutathione S-transferase (GST), malondialdehyde (MDA), and DNA damage degree in livers of zebrafish were determined. The 50% lethal concentration (LC50) values after a 96-h exposure to [Bmim]Cl and [Bmim]BF4 were 632.8±67.4 and 604.6±56.2mg/L, respectively, which indicated that the substances were practically harmless. The minor discrepancy may be caused by the different anions. The ROS levels were dose-dependent, which may cause the inhibition of antioxidant enzyme activity, lipid peroxidation, DNA damage and the stimulation of detoxifying enzyme activity. The present study can also provide scientific support for the future selection and evaluation of ionic liquids (ILs).
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- Cheng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
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Cho CW, Stolte S, Yun YS. Comprehensive approach for predicting toxicological effects of ionic liquids on several biological systems using unified descriptors. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33403. [PMID: 27624396 PMCID: PMC5022054 DOI: 10.1038/srep33403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The challenge and opportunity for design of environmentally-benign ionic liquids (ILs) would start from prediction of their toxicological effects on several endpoints solely based on the structural formulas. Especially, a comprehensive yet simple equation able to predict several biological responses to IL toxicity is of much advantage. Therefore, based on 50 toxicity testing systems on ILs a comprehensively approachable prediction method was developed. For the modelling, approximately 1600 toxicity values measured by several biological systems and an amended linear free energy relationship (LFER) model were used. Since the toxicological activities of an IL could be differently described according to sensitivity of toxicity testing systems, the sensitivity of each of toxicity testing systems was also estimated in the modelling. By statistical analysis with the calculated descriptors, a LFER model was built. Also the sensitivity value of each system on the basis of the comprehensively approachable model was numerically estimated. In results, it was observed that the combination of single model and sensitivity terms was able to predict each of 50 toxicological effects of ILs with R(2) of 0.593~0.978, and SE of 0.098~0.699 log unit, and the total data set with R(2) of 0.901 and SE of 0.426 log unit.
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- Chul-Woong Cho
- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, South Korea
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- Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology (UFT), University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, 28359, Bremen, Germany
- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdaňsk sk ul, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdaňsk, Poland
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, South Korea
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Cho CW, Yun YS. Interpretation of toxicological activity of ionic liquids to acetylcholinesterase inhibition via in silico modelling. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 159:178-183. [PMID: 27289204 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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For designing environmentally friendly ionic liquids (ILs), their structural effects on the toxicity should be interpreted via modelling based on the quantitative-structure-activity-relationship (QSAR) concept. For the purpose, QSAR models for predicting IL toxicity in acetylcholinesterase activity were developed by using linear free-energy relationship (LFER) descriptors, whose chemical meanings are well defined. These are excess molar refraction (Ec or a), dipolarity/polarizability (Sc or a), H-bonding acidity (Ac or a), H-bonding basicity (Bc or a), McGowan volume (Vc or a), and ionic interactions of cation (J(+)) and anion (J(-)). Since the experimentally determined LFER descriptors are not available, we calculated them based on density functional theory, conductor-like screening model and the open-source software, obprop. The toxicity values of imidazolium- and pyridinium-based ILs could be predicted by a combination of four descriptors (Ac, Bc, Vc and Sa) with an R(2) of 0.828, and (Ec, Ac, Ea and Sa) with an R(2) of 0.879, respectively. In prediction study using the overall dataset containing various IL structures, the six calculated terms (Ec, Sc, Ac, J(+), Ea, and Sa) were selected and correlated with the observed toxicity values in R(2) of 0.748 for the training set, R(2) of 0.711 for the test set and R(2) of 0.655 for external validation set. And this study explains how the selected terms are contributing to the prediction models, and their chemical meanings were understood.
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- Chul-Woong Cho
- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Barycki M, Sosnowska A, Piotrowska M, Urbaszek P, Rybinska A, Grzonkowska M, Puzyn T. ILPC: simple chemometric tool supporting the design of ionic liquids. J Cheminform 2016; 8:40. [PMID: 27547246 PMCID: PMC4991077 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0152-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Ionic liquids (ILs) found a variety of applications in today’s chemistry. Since their properties depend on the ions constituting particular ionic liquid, it is possible to synthetize IL with desired specification, dependently on its further function. However, this task is not trivial, since knowledge regarding the influence of particular ion on the property of concern is crucial. Therefore, there is a strong need for new, fast and inexpensive methods supporting the process of ionic liquids’ design, making it possible to predefine IL’s properties even before the synthesis. Results We have developed a simple tool (called Ionic Liquid PhysicoChemical predictor: ILPC) that allows for the simultaneous qualitative prediction of four physicochemical properties of ionic liquids: viscosity, n-octanol–water partition coefficient, solubility and enthalpy of fusion. By the means of Principal Component Analysis, we studied 172 ILs and defined distribution trends of those four properties, dependently on the ILs structures. We proved that the qualitative prediction of mentioned properties could be performed on the basis of most simple information we can deliver about ILs, which are their molecular formulas. Conclusions Created tool presented in this paper allows fast, pre-synthesis screening of ILs, with the omission of any experimental steps. It can be helpful in the process of designing ILs with preferred properties. We proved that the information encrypted in molecular formula of ionic liquid could be a valuable source of knowledge regarding the IL’s viscosity, n-octanol–water partition coefficient, solubility and enthalpy of fusion. Moreover, we proved that the influence of both ions, constituting the IL, on each of those four properties indicates same, additive trend.Schematic representation of ILPC performance - the exact position of the ionic liquid on the linear map is determined by its chemical structure ![]() Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13321-016-0152-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maciej Barycki
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemometrics, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Cho CW, Yun YS. Correlating toxicological effects of ionic liquids on Daphnia magna with in silico calculated linear free energy relationship descriptors. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 152:207-213. [PMID: 26971173 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In silico prediction model for toxicological effects of ionic liquids (ILs) is useful to understand ILs' toxicological interactions and to design environmentally benign IL structures. Actually, it is essential since the types of ILs are extremely numerous. Accordingly, prediction models were developed in this study. For the modelling, well-defined linear free energy relationship (LFER) descriptors - i.e. excess molar refraction (E), dipolarity/polarizability (S), H-bonding acidity (A), H-bonding basicity (B), McGowan volume (V), cation interaction (J(+)) and anion interaction (J(-)) - were in silico calculated using density functional theory and conductor-like screening model. These descriptors were then correlated with the toxicological values of ILs to Daphnia magna. First, a model established by Hoover et al. (2007) using measured LFER descriptors of 97 neutral compounds was applied to the prediction of ILs' toxicity. As expected, the model by Hoover et al. (2007) needs to be amended for ILs. To that end, the difference in toxicological interactions between neutral compounds and ILs was addressed by additional single J(+) or five LFER descriptors of cation i.e. Ec, Sc, Bc, Vc, and J(+). Secondly, a prediction model for only ILs was developed by using the three LFER descriptors Ec, Bc, and J(+). The model had a reasonable predictability and robustness of R(2) = 0.880 for the training set, 0.848 for the test set, and 0.867 for the overall set. The established models can be used to design environmentally benign IL structures and to reduce labour, danger, time, and materials compared to the experiment-based study.
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- Chul-Woong Cho
- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Beakje-dearo, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, South Korea.
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Yoo B, Zhu Y, Maginn EJ. Molecular Mechanism of Ionic-Liquid-Induced Membrane Disruption: Morphological Changes to Bilayers, Multilayers, and Vesicles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:5403-5411. [PMID: 27159842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The application of ionic liquids (ILs) in many industrially relevant processes provides an urgent need to better understand their molecular interactions with biological systems. A detailed understanding of the cytotoxicity mechanism of ILs can be helpful in facilitating the molecular design of nontoxic ILs. Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we investigate the effects of imidazolium-based ILs on several lipid bilayer morphologies. Our results demonstrate that the asymmetric insertion of IL cations into one side of a lipid bilayer leaflet enhances the leaflet strain, which upon reaching a critical value triggers a morphological disruption in the bilayer. Consistently, the bending modulus of the bilayer is reduced by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude relative to that of an IL-free planar bilayer prior to the disruption event. Our results suggest that ILs that can easily insert into the lipid bilayer without diffusing across or inducing lipid flip-flop can be more disruptive to a lipid biomembrane.
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- Brian Yoo
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame , 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5637, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University , 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame , 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5637, United States
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Liu T, Guo Y, Wang J, Wang J, Zhu L, Zhang J, Zhang C. Assessing toxic effects of [Omim]Cl and [Omim]BF4 in zebrafish adults using a biomarker approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:7360-7368. [PMID: 26686854 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5887-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the present study, the toxic effects of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Omim]Cl) and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Omim]BF4) on the zebrafish livers were studied at 0, 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg L(-1) on the 7th and 14th days. In addition, the concentrations of [Omim]Cl and [Omim]BF4 in the test water, the acute toxicity of the two ionic liquids (ILs), and the influence of anions on the toxicity of the ILs were evaluated. The acute toxicity test results showed 50 % lethal concentration (LC50) values of 152.3 ± 12.1 mg L(-1) for [Omim]Cl and 144.0 ± 11.4 mg L(-1) for [Omim]BF4. At the lowest concentration investigated (5 mg L(-1)), [Omim]Cl and [Omim]BF4 did not significantly affect zebrafish during the exposure period. However, the toxic effects of these substances were enhanced as dosing concentrations and exposure times were increased. Levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were significantly enhanced on the 7th day after 20 mg L(-1) and on the 14th day after 10 mg L(-1) of either substance was applied, resulting in oxidative damage, such as lipid peroxidation and DNA damage. The experimental results also indicated little effect of the anions on the toxicity of ILs and consistent toxic effects of [Omim]Cl and [Omim]BF4. Graphical Abstract The graphical abstract for the present study after exposure to [Omim]Cl and [Omim]BF4. The letter R represents the anions Cl(-) and BF4 (.)
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- Tong Liu
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China.
- College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China.
- College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Road, Taian, 271018, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China
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Geometry optimization method versus predictive ability in QSPR modeling for ionic liquids. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2016; 30:165-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s10822-016-9894-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yoganantharajah P, Eyckens DJ, Pedrina JL, Henderson LC, Gibert Y. A study on acute toxicity and solvent capacity of solvate ionic liquids in vivo using a zebrafish model (Danio rerio). NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00291a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The in vivo toxicity of several solvate ionic liquids have been assessed using a zebrafish model.
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- Institute for Frontier Materials
- Deakin University
- Geelong
- Australia
- Strategic Research Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology
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- Metabolic Genetic Diseases Laboratory
- Deakin School of Medicine
- Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials
- Deakin University
- Geelong
- Australia
- Strategic Research Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology
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- Metabolic Genetic Diseases Laboratory
- Deakin School of Medicine
- Australia
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Das RN, Roy K, Popelier PLA. Interspecies quantitative structure-toxicity-toxicity (QSTTR) relationship modeling of ionic liquids. Toxicity of ionic liquids to V. fischeri, D. magna and S. vacuolatus. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 122:497-520. [PMID: 26414597 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Considering the increasing uses of ionic liquids (ILs) in various industrial processes and chemical engineering operations, a complete assessment of their hazardous profile is essential. In the absence of adequate experimental data, in silico modeling might be helpful in filling data gaps for the toxicity of ILs towards various ecological indicator organisms. Using the rationale of taxonomic relatedness, the development of predictive quantitative structure-toxicity-toxicity relationship (QSTTR) models allows predicting the toxicity of ILs to a particular species using available experimental toxicity data towards a different species. Such studies may employ, along with the available experimental toxicity data to a species, molecular structure features and physicochemical properties of chemicals as independent variables for prediction of the toxicity profile against another closely related species. A few such interspecies toxicity correlation models have been reported in the literature for diverse chemicals in general, but this approach has been rarely applied to the class of ionic liquids. The present study involves the use of IL toxicity data towards the bacteria Vibrio fischeri along with molecular structure derived information or computational descriptors like extended topochemical atom (ETA) indices, quantum topological molecular similarity (QTMS) descriptors and computed lipophilicity measure (logk0) for the interspecies exploration of the toxicity data towards green algae S. vacuolatus and crustacea Daphnia magna, separately. This modeling study has been performed in accordance with the OECD guidelines. Finally, predictions for a true external set have been performed to fill the data gap of toxicity towards daphnids and algae using the Vibrio toxicity data and molecular structure attributes.
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- Rudra Narayan Das
- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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Amde M, Liu JF, Pang L. Environmental Application, Fate, Effects, and Concerns of Ionic Liquids: A Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:12611-27. [PMID: 26445034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) comprise mostly of organic salts with negligible vapor pressure and low flammability that are proposed as replacements for volatile solvents. ILs have been promoted as "green" solvents and widely investigated for their various applications. Although the utility of these chemicals is unquestionable, their toxic effects have attracted great attention. In order to manage their potential hazards and design environmentally benign ILs, understanding their environmental behavior, fate and effects is important. In this review, environmentally relevant issues of ILs, including their environmental application, environmental behavior and toxicity are addressed. In addition, also presented are the influence of ILs on the environmental fate and toxicity of other coexisting contaminants, important routes for designing nontoxic ILs and the techniques that might be adopted for the removal of ILs.
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- Meseret Amde
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University , Hubei Province, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Department of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry , No. 166, Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Das RN, Roy K, Popelier PLA. Exploring simple, transparent, interpretable and predictive QSAR models for classification and quantitative prediction of rat toxicity of ionic liquids using OECD recommended guidelines. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 139:163-173. [PMID: 26117201 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The present study explores the chemical attributes of diverse ionic liquids responsible for their cytotoxicity in a rat leukemia cell line (IPC-81) by developing predictive classification as well as regression-based mathematical models. Simple and interpretable descriptors derived from a two-dimensional representation of the chemical structures along with quantum topological molecular similarity indices have been used for model development, employing unambiguous modeling strategies that strictly obey the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. The structure-toxicity relationships that emerged from both classification and regression-based models were in accordance with the findings of some previous studies. The models suggested that the cytotoxicity of ionic liquids is dependent on the cationic surfactant action, long alkyl side chains, cationic lipophilicity as well as aromaticity, the presence of a dialkylamino substituent at the 4-position of the pyridinium nucleus and a bulky anionic moiety. The models have been transparently presented in the form of equations, thus allowing their easy transferability in accordance with the OECD guidelines. The models have also been subjected to rigorous validation tests proving their predictive potential and can hence be used for designing novel and "greener" ionic liquids. The major strength of the present study lies in the use of a diverse and large dataset, use of simple reproducible descriptors and compliance with the OECD norms.
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- Rudra Narayan Das
- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India; Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.
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Liu H, Sun P, Liu H, Yang S, Wang L, Wang Z. Acute toxicity of benzophenone-type UV filters for Photobacterium phosphoreum and Daphnia magna: QSAR analysis, interspecies relationship and integrated assessment. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 135:182-188. [PMID: 25950412 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The hazardous potential of benzophenone (BP)-type UV filters is becoming an issue of great concern due to the wide application of these compounds in many personal care products. In the present study, the toxicities of BPs to Photobacterium phosphoreum and Daphnia magna were determined. Next, density functional theory (DFT) and comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) descriptors were used to obtain more detailed insight into the structure - activity relationships and to preliminarily discuss the toxicity mechanism. Additionally, the sensitivities of the two organisms to BPs and the interspecies toxicity relationship were compared. Moreover, an approach for providing a global index of the environmental risk of BPs to aquatic organisms is proposed. The results demonstrated that the mechanism underlying the toxicity of BPs to P. phosphoreum is primarily related to their electronic properties, and the mechanism of toxicity to D. magna is hydrophobicity. Additionally, D. magna was more sensitive than P. phosphoreum to most of the BPs, with the exceptions of the polyhydric BPs. Moreover, comparisons with published data revealed a high interspecies correlation coefficient among the experimental toxicity values for D. magna and Dugesia japonica. Furthermore, hydrophobicity was also found to be the most important descriptor of integrated toxicity. This investigation will provide insight into the toxicity mechanisms and useful information for assessing the potential ecological risk of BP-type UV filters.
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- Hui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China; College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Zhejiang, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Zhejiang, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China; College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Zhejiang, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Roy K, Das RN, Popelier PLA. Predictive QSAR modelling of algal toxicity of ionic liquids and its interspecies correlation with Daphnia toxicity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:6634-6641. [PMID: 25410313 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3845-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Predictive toxicology using chemometric tools can be very useful in order to fill the data gaps for ionic liquids (ILs) with limited available experimental toxicity information, in view of their growing industrial uses. Though originally promoted as green chemicals, ILs have now been shown to possess considerable toxicity against different ecological endpoints. Against this background, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models have been developed here for the toxicity of ILs against the green algae Scenedesmus vacuolatus using computed descriptors with definite physicochemical meaning. The final models emerged from E-state indices, extended topochemical atom (ETA) indices and quantum topological molecular similarity (QTMS) indices. The developed partial least squares models support the established mechanism of toxicity of ionic liquids in terms of a surfactant action of cations and chaotropic action of anions. The models have been developed within the guidelines of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for regulatory QSAR models, and they have been validated both internally and externally using multiple strategies and also tested for applicability domain. A preliminary attempt has also been made, for the first time, to develop interspecies quantitative toxicity-toxicity relationship (QTTR) models for the algal toxicity of ILs with Daphnia toxicity, which should be interesting while predicting toxicity of ILs for an endpoint when the data for the other are available.
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- Kunal Roy
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, Great Britain, UK,
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Peric B, Sierra J, Martí E, Cruañas R, Garau MA. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) prediction of (eco)toxicity of short aliphatic protic ionic liquids. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 115:257-262. [PMID: 25728357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) are considered as a group of very promising compounds due to their excellent properties (practical non-volatility, high thermal stability and very good and diverse solving capacity). The ILs have a good prospect of replacing traditional organic solvents in vast variety of applications. However, the complete information on their environmental impact is still not available. There is also an enormous number of possible combinations of anions and cations which can form ILs, the fact that requires a method allowing the prediction of toxicity of existing and potential ILs. In this study, a group contribution QSAR model has been used in order to predict the (eco)toxicity of protic and aprotic ILs for five tests (Microtox®, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Lemna minor growth inhibition test, and Acetylcholinestherase inhibition and Cell viability assay with IPC-81 cells). The predicted and experimental toxicity are well correlated. A prediction of EC50 for these (eco)toxicity tests has also been made for eight representatives of the new family of short aliphatic protic ILs, whose toxicity has not been determined experimentally to date. The QSAR model applied in this study can allow the selection of potentially less toxic ILs amongst the existing ones (e.g. in the case of aprotic ILs), but it can also be very helpful in directing the synthesis efforts toward developing new "greener" ILs respectful with the environment (e.g. short aliphatic protic ILs).
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- Brezana Peric
- Unitat d'Edafologia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Unitat d'Edafologia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Edafologia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Edafologia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Edafologia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Wang C, Wei Z, Wang L, Sun P, Wang Z. Assessment of bromide-based ionic liquid toxicity toward aquatic organisms and QSAR analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 115:112-118. [PMID: 25682588 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The toxicities of 24 bromide-based ionic liquids (Br-ILs) towards Vibrio fischeri (V. fischeri) and Daphnia magna (D. magna) were determined. These Br-ILs are composed of a bromide ion and a generic cation (i.e., pyrrolidinium, piperidinium, pyridinium or imidazolium) with different alkyl side chains. QSAR models with relatively high correlation coefficients, R(2), of 0.954 and 0.895 were developed for V. fischeri and D. magna. The model for V. fischeri indicated that the Br-IL toxicity towards V. fischeri was negatively correlated with the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (ELUMO) which reflects the electron affinities (EAs) and positively correlated with the volumes of Br-IL cations. For the D. magna model, the Br-IL toxicity was positively correlated with the dipole moment (μ) and negatively correlated with the total energy (TE) that is highly correlated with the molecular volume (V). For Br-ILs with the same cation ring, the toxicity increased as the length of the alkyl chains increased. For the same alkyl chain length, the toxicity order for V. fischeri was pyridinium>imidazolium>piperidinium>pyrrolidinium, except for those containing octyl side chains, while the toxicity ranking for D. magna was imidazolium~pyridinium>piperidinium>pyrrolidinium.
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- Chao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Bubalo MC, Radošević K, Srček VG, Das RN, Popelier P, Roy K. Cytotoxicity towards CCO cells of imidazolium ionic liquids with functionalized side chains: preliminary QSTR modeling using regression and classification based approaches. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 112:22-28. [PMID: 25463849 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Within this work we evaluated the cytotoxicity towards the Channel Catfish Ovary (CCO) cell line of some imidazolium-based ionic liquids containing different functionalized and unsaturated side chains. The toxic effects were measured by the reduction of the WST-1 dye after 72 h exposure resulting in dose- and structure-dependent toxicities. The obtained data on cytotoxic effects of 14 different imidazolium ionic liquids in CCO cells, expressed as EC50 values, were used in a preliminary quantitative structure-toxicity relationship (QSTR) study employing regression- and classification-based approaches. The toxicity of ILs towards CCO was chiefly related to the shape and hydrophobicity parameters of cations. A significant influence of the quantum topological molecular similarity descriptor ellipticity (ε) of the imine bond was also observed.
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- Marina Cvjetko Bubalo
- Laboratory for Cell Technology, Application and Biotransformations, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Cell Technology, Application and Biotransformations, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Cell Technology, Application and Biotransformations, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.
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Cunha E, L. C. Passos M, Pinto PCAG, Saraiva MLMFS. Automated evaluation of the inhibition of glutathione reductase activity: application to the prediction of ionic liquids' toxicity. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra04029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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An automated bioassay based on glutathione reductase was developed and applied to the evaluation of the toxicity of ionic liquids.
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- Edite Cunha
- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
- 4050-313 Porto
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
- 4050-313 Porto
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
- 4050-313 Porto
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Melo EBD. A structure–activity relationship study of the toxicity of ionic liquids using an adapted Ferreira–Kiralj hydrophobicity parameter. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:4516-23. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04142a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An alternative molecular descriptor for characterizing the hydrophobicity of ionic liquids, WcAdap, is presented in this study.
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- Eduardo Borges de Melo
- Theoretical
- Medicinal and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (LQMAT)
- Department of Pharmacy
- Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE)
- 85819110 Cascavel
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Roy K, Popelier PL. Chemometric modeling of the chromatographic lipophilicity parameter logk0 of ionic liquid cations with ETA and QTMS descriptors. J Mol Liq 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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