Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 258-261.

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QSAR Studies on the Toxicity of Nitrobenzenes to Population Growth of Tetrahymena Pyriformis

Berger S.1, XU Jing-bo2, JING Ti-song3, Pauli W.3   

  1. 1. Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Free University of Berlin Ehrenbergstr, 26—28, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
    2. Department of Environmental Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China;
    3. College of Environment and Resource, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, P. R. China
  • Received:2001-06-11 Online:2002-08-24 Published:2011-08-04
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Educational Ministry Foundation of China(No.01063). Tetrahymena pyriformis B Ⅲ was kindly supplied by Dr. Tiedke, Munster.

Abstract: The IGC50(50% inhibitory growth concentration) values of 27 nitrobenzenes were determined for the population growth endpoint of Tetrahymena pyriformis. The toxicity order of the observed compounds was found to be as follows: dinitro compounds>mononitro compounds, dichloronitrobenzenes>monochloronitrobenzenes, meta-substituted nitrobenzenes>ortho-/para-substituted nitrobenzenes(NT, NPh, NAnis) except for the dinitrobenzenes and nitroanilines(DNB, NAn). Quantitative structure activity relationships(QSARs) were developed with the logarithm of the reciprocal of IGC50[lg(IGC50)-1] in mole liter as dependent variable and six molecular descriptors lgP, 1X, I, 1Ka, ∑σ- and ELUMO as independent variables. Via multiple regression analysis, one best equation was obtained:lg(IGC50)-1=3.029+0.860∑σ-+0.341In=27, r=0.924, r2=0.854, s=0.265, f=70.44, Pr>f=0.000 1The equation was used to estimate IGC50 for five analogues.

Key words: Tetrahymena pyriformis, Nitrobenzene, QSAR