Rotenone
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IUPAC name
(5′′R)-4′,5′-Dimethoxy-5′′-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-4′′,5′′-dihydrofuro[2′′,3′′:7,8]rotenan-4-one
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,6aS,12aS)-8,9-Dimethoxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,2,12,12a-tetrahydro[1]benzopyrano[3,4-b]furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran-6(6aH)-one | |
Other names
Tubatoxin, Paraderil
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3D model (
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ECHA InfoCard
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100.001.365 |
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MeSH | Rotenone |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C23H22O6 | |
Molar mass | 394.423 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colorless to red crystalline solid[1] |
Odor | odorless[1] |
Density | 1.27 g/cm3 @ 20 °C |
Melting point | 165 to 166 °C (329 to 331 °F; 438 to 439 K) |
Boiling point | 210 to 220 °C (410 to 428 °F; 483 to 493 K) at 0.5 mmHg |
Solubility | Soluble in ether and acetone, slightly soluble in ethanol |
Vapor pressure | <0.00004 mmHg (20°C)[1] |
Hazards | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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60 mg/kg (oral, rat) 132 mg/kg (oral, rat) 25 mg/kg (oral, rat) 2.8 mg/kg (oral, mouse)[2] |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 5 mg/m3[1] |
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 5 mg/m3[1] |
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
2500 mg/m3[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Rotenone is an odorless, colorless,
Discovery
The earliest written record of the now-known rotenone-containing plants used for killing leaf-eating
Uses
Rotenone is used as a pesticide, insecticide, and as a nonselective piscicide (fish killer).[8] Rotenone has historically been used by indigenous peoples to catch fish. Typically, rotenone-containing plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, are crushed and introduced into a body of water, and as rotenone interferes with cellular respiration, the affected fish rise to the surface in an attempt to gulp air, where they are more easily caught.
In modern times it is frequently used as a tool to remove alien fish species,[9] as it has a relatively short half-life (days) and is gone from rivers in the course of days and from lakes within a few months, depending on (seasonal) stirring, organic content, availability of sunlight and temperature.[10] Rotenone has been used by government agencies to kill fish in rivers and lakes in the United States since 1952,[11] and in Canada[12] and Norway[13] since the 1980s. It is less frequently used in EU countries, due to strict regulations, but has seen some use in selected countries such as the UK (Topmouth gudgeon), Sweden (pike and pumpkinseed), Spain (Topmouth gudgeon, Gambusia) and Hungary (Prussian carp).
Rotenone decays through metabolites and its final product is reduced to water and carbon dioxide.[10] Furthermore, its use is more benign for the environment (as compared to other piscicides) as most species are seen to recolonize aquatic systems within weeks to a year after application.[14][15][16] Thus, it has also seen some use in other field studies in the marine environment needing only small quantities. Small-scale sampling with rotenone is used by fish researchers studying the biodiversity of marine fishes to collect cryptic, or hidden, fishes, which represent an important component of shoreline fish communities, since it has only minor and transient environmental side effects.[17]
It is commercialized as
Rotenone is also used in powdered form to treat
animals.In agriculture it is also unselective in action and kills
Mechanism of action
Rotenone works by interfering with the
Rotenone also inhibits microtubule assembly.[26]
Presence in plants
Rotenone is produced by extraction from the roots and stems of several tropical and subtropical plant species, especially those belonging to the genera Lonchocarpus and Derris.
Some of the plants containing rotenone:
- Hoary pea or goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana) – North America
- Jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus) – North America
- Cubé plant or lancepod (Lonchocarpus utilis) – South America[27]
- The root extract is referred to as cubé resin
- Barbasco (Lonchocarpus urucu) – South America[27]
- The root extract is referred to as cubé resin
- Tuba plant (Derris elliptica) – southeast Asia and southwest Pacific islands
- The root extract is referred to as derris or derris root
- Jewel vine (Derris involuta) – southeast Asia and southwest Pacific islands
- The root extract is referred to as derris or derris root
- Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.)[28]
- Cork-bush (Mundulea sericea) – southern Africa[29]
- Florida fishpoison tree (Piscidia piscipula) – southern Florida, Caribbean[30]
- Several species of South-east Asian regions[31]
Human toxicity
Rotenone is classified by the
The lowest lethal dose for a child is not known, but death occurred in a 3.5-year-old child who had ingested 40 mg/kg rotenone solution.[34] Human deaths from rotenone poisoning are rare because its irritating action causes vomiting.[35] Deliberate ingestion of rotenone can be fatal.[34]
The compound decomposes when exposed to sunlight and usually has an activity of six days in the environment.[36] It oxidizes to rotenolone, which is about an order of magnitude less toxic than rotenone. In water, the rate of decomposition depends upon several factors, including temperature, pH, water hardness and sunlight. The half-life in natural waters ranges from half a day at 24 °C to 3.5 days at 0 °C.[37]
A 2018 study, which examined the effects of rotenone administration on cell cultures that mimicked properties of developing brains, found that rotenone may be a developmental
Parkinson's disease
In 2000, injecting rotenone into rats was reported to cause the development of symptoms similar to those of
Studies with primary cultures of rat
The
In 2010, a study was published detailing the progression of Parkinson's-like symptoms in mice following chronic intragastric ingestion of low doses of rotenone. The concentrations in the central nervous system were below detectable limits, yet still induced PD pathology.[46]
Notable administrations
In 1992,
In September 2010, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials used rotenone to kill an established population of invasive goldfish present in eastern Oregon's Mann Lake, with the intention of not disrupting the lake's native Lahontan cutthroat trout population. Rotenone successfully achieved these aims, killing between 179,000–197,000 goldfish and fathead minnows, and only three trout.[48]
Beginning May 1, 2006, Panguitch Lake, a reservoir in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah, was treated with rotenone, to potentially eradicate and control the invasive population of Utah chub, which were probably introduced accidentally by anglers who used them as live bait. The lake was restocked with 20,000 rainbow trout in 2006; as of 2016, the lake's fish population has recovered.
In 2012, rotenone was used to kill all remaining fish in Stormy Lake (Alaska) due to invasive pike destroying native species, which were reintroduced once the treatment was concluded.[49]
In 2014, rotenone was used to kill all remaining fish in San Francisco's Mountain Lake, which is located in Mountain Lake Park, in order to rid it of invasive species introduced since the migration of European settlers to the region.[50]
Rotenone is used in biomedical research to study the oxygen consumption rate of cells, usually in combination with antimycin A (an electron transport chain Complex III inhibitor), oligomycin (an ATP synthase inhibitor) and FCCP (a mitochondrial uncoupler).[51]
Deactivation
Rotenone can be deactivated in water with the use of potassium permanganate to lower toxicity to acceptable levels.[52]
See also
References
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- ^ "7 CFR § 205.602 - Nonsynthetic substances prohibited for use in organic crop production". Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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- ^ Monroe, Bill (December 3, 2010). "Mann Lake Gets a Second Round of Rotenone for Cutthroat Restoration". The Oregonian. Oregon Live LLC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Earl, Elizabeth, Fish population booms in Stormy Lake Peninsula Clarion, 10/7/2015
- ^ Fimrite, Peter (12 November 2014). "Alien fish poisoned by the thousands to save S.F.'s Mountain Lake". SFGate / Hearst. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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- ^ Donald L Archer (2001), Rotenone Neutralization Methods (PDF), American Fisheries Society, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07
External links
- Rotenone, Molecule of the Month at chm.bris.ac.uk
- Cornell University. Rotenone. Resource Guide for Organic and Disease Management. Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Rotenone. ARS Pesticide Properties Database
- Rotenone use in research on the biodiversity of marine fishes
- Rotenone Factsheet
- Rotenone registration at US Environmental Protection Agency
- CDC – NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- Rotenone at Bioblast
- Chemical Description