Toxicity of 4‐Nitroquinoline 1‐Oxide for Crithidia fasciculata
- 1 May 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Protozoology
- Vol. 22 (2), 277-280
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1975.tb05867.x
Abstract
Growth inhibition of Crithidia fasciculata by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (NQO) was observed in defined and complex media at 28 C. Aromatic amino acids, cystein, and nicotinic acid, among several other substances, were ineffective in overcoming NQO toxicity. Dicoumarol and bovine albumin reversed NQO inhibition. While bovine albumin probably acted by the extra-cellular binding of NQO, dicoumarol inhibited the activity of DT-diaphorase, which reduces NQO to 4-hydroxyaminonitroquinoline 1-oxide (HAQO). The DT-diaphorase from C. fasciculata had the same characteristics as the enzyme from rat liver. The specific protection by dicoumarol against NQO inhibition suggests that HAQO is the active toxic substance for C. fasciculata.Keywords
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