PubMed · 890838
Subcellular distribution, a factor in risk evaluation of pentachlorophenol.
Abstract
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a potent uncoupler of mitochondrial phosphorylation in vitro and also interferes with microsomal detoxication functions in vitro. This favours flavin mediated oxygenation compared with flavin cytochrome P-450 dependent reactions. Gas chromatographic analysis of subcellular fractions, obtained by zonal centrifugation showed markedly lower PCP concentration in mitochondria and a high accumulation in microsomes compared with cytosol. This increases the likelihood that PCP in vivo causes a malfunction in microsomal detoxication.
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E Arrhenius, L Renberg, L Johansson. 1977. Subcellular distribution, a factor in risk evaluation of pentachlorophenol.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2797(77)90138-7
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