The disinfection by-products dichloro-, dibromo-, and bromochloroacetic acid impact intestinal microflora and metabolism in fischer 344 rats upon exposure in drinking water

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-289

  George, S E ^a,b   Nelson, G M ^a   Swank, A E ^a   Brooks, L R ^a   Bailey, K ^c   George, M ^a   DeAngelo, A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoreductase; Bio activation; Bromochioroacetic acid; Bromochloroacetic acid; Dechlorinase; Dibromoacetic acid; Dichloroacetic acid; Disinfection by products; Intestinal metabolism; Intestinal microflora; Nitroreductase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZO REDUCTASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BROMOCHLOROACETIC ACID; DECHLORINASE; DIBROMOACETIC ACID; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; NITROREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUID INTAKE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0033916656     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/56.2.282     Document Type: Article

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