Isothiocyanates occur in many edible plants and are consumed in substantial quantities by humans. A number of isothiocyanates block chemical carcinogenesis in a variety of animal models by inhibiting Phase 1 enzymes involved in carcinogen activation and by inducing Phase 2 enzymes that accelerate the inactivation of carcinogens. There are large but unexplained potency differences among individu...

The increase of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake contributes to the prevention of chronic diseases, but could also significantly increase pesticide exposure and may thus be of health concern. Following a previous pesticide exposure assessment study, the present study was carried out to determine actual levels of pesticides within 400 g of F&V intake and to evaluate consumer risk. Forty-three Ac...

Dithiocarbamates (DTCs) are chemicals featuring a great chelating capacity. The toxicological study of DTCs is very important in view of their relatively simple synthesis and wide array of sanitary and industrial applications. In this study, the toxicity of some of the more recently synthesized DTCs is determined using an extremely simple bioassay, described in previous studies, based on the in...

An extremely sensitive pulse polarographic method for the determination of zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (an agricultural fungicide) and zinc di-n-pentyldithiocarbamate (a petroleum additive), has been developed based on the reaction of their dithiocarbamate moiety with copper(II) perchlorate in acetonitrile medium. Well defined diffusion-controlled peaks are observed at –140 mV and –130 mV (vs ...

Bacterial infection remains a worldwide problem that requires urgent addressing. Overuse and poor disposal of antibacterial agents abet the emergence bacterial resistance mechanisms. There is clear need for new approaches development therapeutics. Herein, potential molecules based on dithiocarbamate anions, general formula R(R’)NCS2(−), metal salts transition metals main group elements, summari...