
Two main functions of rat liver mitochondria namely the respiration rate and generation of membrane potential, were analysed simultaneously to evaluate the toxicity of the dinitroaniline herbicide pendimethalin. The chromatography grade pendimethalin enhanced the mitochondrial respiration in a concentration- dependent manner and markedly decreased the membrane potential starting from 8.2×10–5 M up to 5.47×10–4 M (23–154 mg/ml). A higher toxicity of technical grade pendimethalin (Stomp – a mixture of pure ingredient and adjuvant(s)) was observed at lower concentrations of the pure ingredient (pendimethalin) than those of the single chromatography grade chemical. These data indicate that: 1) pure and technical grade pendimethalin preparations act as uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria (enhance respiration and diminish membrane potential), 2) these effects are weaker but comparable (of the same concentration order) to those of 2,4-dinitrophenol, and 3) technical grade pendimethalin is more toxic to oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria than pure chemical pendimethalin (active ingredient) itself. These data clearly disclaim the statement presented in the manual “Recognition and Management of Pesticides Poisonings” (US EPA 1999) that pendimethalin does not act as an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. Dvi pagrindinės žiurkės kepenų mitochondrijų funkcijos – kvėpavimo greitis ir membranos potencialo dydis – vienu metu analizuotos vertinant dinitroanilinų grupės herbicido – pendimetalino – toksiškumą. Chromatografinio švarumo pendimetalinas didino mitochondrijų kvėpavimą priklausomai nuo koncentracijos ir gerokai mažino membranos potencialą nuo 8,2×10–5 M iki 5,47×10–4 M (23–154 mg/ml). Didesni techninio švarumo pendimetalino (t. y. „Stomp“ – grynos veikliosios medžiagos mišinio su adjuvantais(-u)) toksiniai efektai buvo pastebėti žemesnėse grynosios veikliosios medžiagos (pendimetalino) koncentracijose palyginus su tomis pačiomis vieno chromatografinio švarumo cheminio junginio. Šie duomenys rodo, kad: 1) grynasis (chromatografinis) ir techninio švarumo pendimetalinas veikia kaip oksidacinio fosforilinimo skyrikliai mitochondrijose, t. y. didina kvėpavimą ir slopina membranos potencialą; 2) šios koncentracijos ir efektai yra mažesni, bet palyginami (tos pačios eilės) su 2,4-dinitrofenolio koncentracijomis ir efektais ir 3) techninio švarumo pendimetalinas yra toksiškesnis oksidaciniam fosforilinimui mitochondrijose už chromatografiškai gryną pendimetaliną (aktyvusis ingredientas). Šie duomenys aiškiai paneigia tvirtinimą, pateiktą JAV EPA 1999 žinyne „Recognition and Management of Pesticides Poisonings“, kad pendimetalinas neveikia kaip oksidacinio fosforilinimo skyriklis.
Herbicides--Physiological effect, Mitochondrijos, Herbicidai--Fiziologinis poveikis, Fosforilinimas, Phosphorylation, Membranos (biologija), Membranes (biology), Mitochondria
Herbicides--Physiological effect, Mitochondrijos, Herbicidai--Fiziologinis poveikis, Fosforilinimas, Phosphorylation, Membranos (biologija), Membranes (biology), Mitochondria
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