Interaction of Microcystin-LR with SuperChar: Water Decontamination and Therapy
Abstract
Activated charcoal (SuperChar) has been recommended for therapeutic use against poisoning by several toxic agents, but it has not been tested against poisoning by several toxic agents, but it has not been tested against microcystin-LR toxicosis. Microcystin-LR, a cyclic heptapeptide isolated from fresh water blue-green algae, has been shown to be a potent hepatotoxin in animals and in man. Studies were performed to determine the degree of in vitro adsorption of microcystin-LR to SuperChar and to assess the efficacy of SuperChar as a therapeutic agent against microcystin-LR in vivo. Scatchard analysis of the in vitro data showed that microcystin-LR bound to SuperChar with a maximum binding capacity of 0.692 mM toxin/g SuperChar with a dissociation constant of 0.016mM. The adsorption characteristics of microcystin-LR by SuperChar was applied successfully to the decontamination of water samples spiked with SuperChar (0.31-0.36 g/kg) modulated the toxicity, an oral pretreatment with SuperChar did not prevent lethality induced by an oral or intraperitoneal (ip) dose of microcystin-LR in mice. Reprints.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA218376
Entities
People
- Kay A. Mereish
- Rikki Solow
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases