Acrylonitrile toxicity
Revisión del 16:22 22 mar 2016 de Ostermayer (discusión | contribs.) (Text replacement - "Category:Tox" to "Category:Toxicology")
Background
- Unique type of Cyanide toxicity
- Used in the production of plastics
- Structure: Nitrile group linked to a Vinyl group
Mechanism of Action
- Chemical itself is hepatotoxic
- Also metabolized to form cyanide molecule