Deck 8 Flashcards
Aspergillus flavus
Produces alfatoxins – have hepatotoxic effect, causing necrotic damage to liver
Phytomyces chartarum belong to
o Sporidesmium baceri – causes facial eczema
o Mycotoxins & photodynamic ? – produces sporidesmin
Determination of paracetamol poisoning
Yellow stain on chromatographic plate
Mode of penetration of insecticides
o Systemic insecticides – penetrate cellular fluids
o Per oral insecticides – through digestive tract
o Fumigate insecticides – through respiratory tracts
o Contact insecticides – through skin
Fluorides inhibit
o Glycolysis enzymes
o Krebs cycle enzymes
DDT nowadays
Is a forbidden insecticide
Substance that irritate the CNS
Alkaloids – atropine (from plant Atropha belladona)
Digitoxin is
Cordiotonic glycoside – used in treatment of congestive heart failure
MCPB (methyl-chloro-phenoxy-butyric acid) – where does it belong to & it’s mechanism of action
o Herbicides of phenoxy fatty acid derivatives & crystalline substances with v. low solubility in water
o Damage to hormone regulation
o Inhibition of glycolysis
o Inhibited oxidative phosphate
Glycosides division & effects
o Effect on heart
o Cyanide component
o Other glycosides