Misplaced Pages

Mutagen X: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively
Page 1
Page 2
← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 07:19, 9 September 2010 editحسن علي البط (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers19,940 editsm Adding category Category:Alcohols (using HotCat)← Previous edit Latest revision as of 03:39, 24 June 2020 edit undoFswitzer4 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users10,572 editsm Added FDA UNII 
(20 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{chembox {{chembox
| Verifiedfields = changed
| Name = Mutagen X
| Watchedfields = changed
| ImageFile = MX structure.png
| verifiedrevid = 433354158
<!-- | ImageSize = 150px -->
| ImageName = | Name = Mutagen X
| ImageFile = MX structure.png
| IUPACName = 3-Chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-<br />hydroxy-5''H''-furan-2-one
| ImageSize = 150
| OtherNames = Mutagen X<br />MX
| ImageAlt = Skeletal formula of mutagen X
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| ImageFile1 = Mutagen-X-3D-spacefill.png
| CASNo = 77439-76-0
| ImageSize1 = 150
| SMILES = O=C1OC(O)C(C(Cl)Cl)=C1Cl
| ImageAlt1 = Space-filling model of the mutagen X molecule
| IUPACName = 3-Chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-<wbr />hydroxy-5''H''-furan-2-one
| OtherNames = Mutagen X<br />MX
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}}
| CASNo = 77439-76-0
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = SSD7YR4366
| KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}}
| KEGG = C19205
| SMILES = O=C1OC(O)C(C(Cl)Cl)=C1Cl
| EINECS = 253-575-7
| PubChem = 53665
| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|changed|chemspider}}
| ChemSpiderID = 48451
| InChI = 1/C5H3Cl3O3/c6-2-1(3(7)8)4(9)11-5(2)10/h3-4,9H
| InChIKey = WNTRMRXAGJOLCU-UHFFFAOYAU
| StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}}
| StdInChI = 1S/C5H3Cl3O3/c6-2-1(3(7)8)4(9)11-5(2)10/h3-4,9H
| StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}}
| StdInChIKey = WNTRMRXAGJOLCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
}} }}
| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties |Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub> | Formula = C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
| MolarMass = 217.43 g/mol | MolarMass = 217.43 g/mol
| Density = | Density =
| MeltingPt = | MeltingPt =
}} }}
}} }}


'''Mutagen X''' (MX), or 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-5''H''-furan-2-one, is a byproduct of the disinfection of water by ]. MX is produced by reaction of chlorine with natural ]s. '''Mutagen X''' (MX), or 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-5''H''-furan-2-one, is a byproduct of the disinfection of water by ]. MX is produced by reaction of chlorine with natural ]s.


MX is found in chlorinated drinking water all over the world and is an environmental carcinogen that is known to cause several types of cancer in rats when present in large enough concentrations.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Oxidative stress and DNA damage induced by a drinking-water chlorination disinfection byproduct 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (MX) in mice | author = Yuan, Jing; Liu, Hui; Zhou, Li-Hong; Zou, Ya-Lin; Lu, Wen-Qing | journal = Mutation Research | year = 2006 | volume = 609 | issue = 2 | pages = 129–136 | pmid = 16952480 | doi = 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.05.011}}</ref> It is listed by the ] as a ] ] meaning it is "possibly carcinogenic to humans". Although the concentration of MX in drinking water is typically 100- to 1000-fold lower than other common byproducts of water chlorination such as ]s, MX might play a role in the increased cancer risks that have been associated with the consumption of chlorinated water because of its potency in inducing DNA damage.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Carcinogenicity of the chlorination disinfection by-product MX | author = McDonald, Thomas A.; Komulainen, Hannu | journal = Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C: Environmental Carcinogenesis & Ecotoxicology Reviews | year = 2005 | volume = C23 | issue = 2 | pages = 163–214 | doi = 10.1080/10590500500234988 | pmid = 16291527}}</ref> MX is found in chlorinated drinking water all over the world and is an environmental carcinogen that is known to cause several types of cancer in rats when present in large enough concentrations.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Oxidative stress and DNA damage induced by a drinking-water chlorination disinfection byproduct 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (MX) in mice |author1=Yuan, Jing |author2=Liu, Hui |author3=Zhou, Li-Hong |author4=Zou, Ya-Lin |author5=Lu, Wen-Qing | journal = Mutation Research | year = 2006 | volume = 609 | issue = 2 | pages = 129–136 | pmid = 16952480 | doi = 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.05.011}}</ref> It is listed by the ] as a ] ] meaning it is "possibly carcinogenic to humans". Although the concentration of MX in drinking water is typically 100- to 1000-fold lower than other common byproducts of water chlorination such as ]s, MX might play a role in the increased cancer risks that have been associated with the consumption of chlorinated water because of its potency in inducing DNA damage.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Carcinogenicity of the chlorination disinfection by-product MX |author1=McDonald, Thomas A. |author2=Komulainen, Hannu | journal = Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C | year = 2005 | volume = C23 | issue = 2 | pages = 163–214 | doi = 10.1080/10590500500234988 | pmid = 16291527}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
Line 26: Line 47:


==External links== ==External links==
* *


] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]

]