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Structure-toxicity relationships for unsaturated alcohols to Tetrahymena pyriformis: C5 and C6 analogs and primary propargylic alcohols

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In summary, the relative toxicity of selected unsaturated alcohols were evaluated in the static Tetrahymena pyriformis population growth assay. The alkyn-1-ols were found to be more toxic than alken-1-ols. Moreover, 2-position unsaturated derivatives were more toxic than other isomers. A linear log Kow dependent relationship was generated (slope = 0.64; intercept = −0.61; r2 = 0.974) for selected 2-alkyn-1-ols. However, the diols were observed to be more toxic than predicted.

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, P.O. Box 1071, 37901-1071, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    T. Wayne Schultz & Milon Tichy

  2. National Institute of Public Health, Srobarova 48, 10, Prague, Czech Republic

    T. Wayne Schultz & Milon Tichy

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Schultz, T.W., Tichy, M. Structure-toxicity relationships for unsaturated alcohols to Tetrahymena pyriformis: C5 and C6 analogs and primary propargylic alcohols. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 681–688 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201645

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