Toxicological testing of rats subjected to inhalation of diethylhydroxylamine, nitroethane, and diethylamine hydrogen sulfite

The formation and inhibition of photochemical smog

Photochemical smog is caused by a free-radical chain mechanism which converts NO to NO2. The NO2 further reacts to produce ozone, nitric acid, and peracylnitrates. This chain mechanism can be inhibited by suitable free-radical scavengers. The chemistry and toxicology of one such free-radical scavenger, diethylhydroxylamine, has been studied in depth. It has been shown to be effective, safe, and practical for use in urban atmospheres to prevent photochemical smog formation.

Effects of diethylhydroxylamine on hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation and glutathione S-transferases

The effects of diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA), a potent free-radical scavenger, on lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes were investigated in vitro. DEHA strongly inhibited ascorbate-dependent nonenzymatic microsomal lipid peroxidation. DEHA also completely inhibited nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation of heat-denatured microsomes, indicating that inhibition is protein-independent. DEHA only moderately inhibited NADPH-dependent enzymatic microsomal lipid peroxidation. DEHA has been shown to exhibit antitumorogenic properties. However, it had no significant effect on hepatic glutathione S-transferase, selenium-independent glutathione peroxidase, or selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity in the DEHA-treated CD-1 (lCR) Br male mouse. This suggests that the mode of action of DEHA as an antitumorogenic agent may be different from that of butylated hydroxyanisole, whose antitumor function is attributed to induction of glutathione S-transferase activity.