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bromine

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Description

Bromine is a reddish-brown liquid at room temperature, and it is a halogen element. It is highly reactive and forms compounds with most elements. Bromine is found naturally in the Earth's crust and in seawater. It is used in a variety of industrial applications, including the production of flame retardants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. Bromine is also used in water treatment and in the production of photographic chemicals. The study of bromine is important because it helps us to understand the properties and reactivity of halogens, and because it allows us to develop new applications for this element. Bromine is also of interest to scientists because it is a key component of some important compounds, such as methyl bromide, which is used as a fumigant. Bromine can be produced by reacting bromide salts with chlorine. The reaction is carried out in a reactor, and the bromine is then purified by distillation. Bromine can have a variety of effects on the human body, depending on the concentration and the route of exposure. At high concentrations, bromine can be corrosive to the skin and eyes. It can also irritate the respiratory system. Bromine is also a known neurotoxin, and it can affect the central nervous system. It is important to handle bromine with care and to avoid contact with the skin, eyes, and respiratory system. If you are exposed to bromine, it is important to seek medical attention immediately. '

Bromine: A halogen with the atomic symbol Br, atomic number 35, and atomic weight 79.904. It is a volatile reddish-brown liquid that gives off suffocating vapors, is corrosive to the skin, and may cause severe gastroenteritis if ingested. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID24408
CHEBI ID29224
MeSH IDM0002942

Synonyms (62)

Synonym
br2 ,
brom
CHEBI:29224 ,
7726-95-6
dibromine
bromo [spanish]
einecs 231-778-1
bromo [italian]
broom [dutch]
brome [french]
un1744
caswell no. 112
hsdb 514
brom [german]
epa pesticide chemical code 008701
broom
bromine
BR ,
bromine, >=99.99% trace metals basis
bromo
bromine 79
brome
molecular bromine
bromo-
sbv4xy874g ,
ec 231-778-1
unii-sbv4xy874g
B2414
FT-0623207
bromine [mi]
bromine [mart.]
bromine [who-dd]
bromium [hpus]
bromine [hsdb]
bromium
AKOS015897100
bromine-bromide
dibromane
un 1744
mfcd00010896
DTXSID1035238 ,
bromine liquid
J-519936
BR1014
bromine, reagent grade
bromine, jis special grade, >=99.0%
bromine, puriss. p.a., >=99.0% (rt)
bromine, saj first grade, >=97.0%
bromine, acs reagent, >=99.5%
bromine water, cp
bromoniumbromid
bromine, lr, >=99%
bromine, p.a., 99.5%
BCP26202
Q2685750
BP-24346
usepa/opp pesticide code: 008701
total bromine
bromine (mart.)
dtxcid9015238
bromium 6c
bromium 30c

Research Excerpts

Overview

Bromine is a water-soluble, severely toxic element. Bromine is an important resource that is widely used in medical, automotive, and electronic industries.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Bromine is a water-soluble, severely toxic element. "( An Unusual Laboratory Accident: Bromine Burn.
Cetinkaya, HB; Gunes, H, 2022
)
2.45
"Bromine is an important resource that is widely used in medical, automotive, and electronic industries. "( Debromination with Bromine Recovery from Pyrolysis of Waste Printed Circuit Boards Offers Economic and Environmental Benefits.
Liu, J; Xu, Z; Zhan, L, 2023
)
2.68
"Bromine is a naturally occurring element that is widely present in the human environment in various chemical forms primarily as flame retardants, pesticides, and water treatments."( Brain Bromine Levels Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathology.
Agarwal, P; Brockman, JD; Morris, MC; Schneider, JA; Wang, Y, 2020
)
2.48
"Bromine is an industrial chemical that causes severe cutaneous burns. "( Temporal effects in porcine skin following bromine vapor exposure.
Graham, JS; Kiser, RC; Perry, MR; Plahovinsak, JL; Price, JA; Reid, FM; Rogers, JV; Wendling, MQ, 2011
)
2.07
"Bromine is an industrial chemical that can cause severe cutaneous burns. "( An assessment of transcriptional changes in porcine skin exposed to bromine vapor.
Graham, JS; Kiser, RC; Perry, MR; Price, JA; Reid, FM; Rogers, JV; Wendling, MQ,
)
1.81
"Bromine is a strong and prevalent irritating agent that can spread both as liquid and as fumes. "( Bromine--the red cloud approaching.
Brosh-Nissimov, TM; Dushnitsky, T; Eisenkraft, A; Finkelstien, A; Hoffman, A; Makarovsky, I; Markel, G; Schein, O; Tashma, Z, 2007
)
3.23

Treatment

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Bromine water treatment of tRNA under conditions causing extensive base modifications eliminates aminoacylation and the antiviral activity of E."( Protection of mice against encephalomyocarditis virus infection by chemically modified transfer RNAs.
Grantham, CA; Lindley, ID; Stebbing, N, 1977
)
0.98

Toxicity

Disinfecting reclaimed water for safe reuse can produce toxic disinfection by-products such as adsorbable organic bromine (AOBr)

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Many toxic substances have been distributed to the environment, some of which have properties that promote accumulation and biomagnification in living organisms."( Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxic effects of environmental toxicants such as polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants.
Fonnum, F; Mariussen, E, 2009
)
0.35
" The presence of brominated DBPs in chlorinated saline effluents may pose adverse implications for marine ecology."( Comparative developmental toxicity of new aromatic halogenated DBPs in a chlorinated saline sewage effluent to the marine polychaete Platynereis dumerilii.
Yang, M; Zhang, X, 2013
)
0.39
" It has been reported that the newly identified bromo- and iodo-phenolic DBPs were generally significantly more toxic to a heterotrophic marine polychaete than the commonly known haloacetic acids and trihalomethanes."( Comparative toxicity of new halophenolic DBPs in chlorinated saline wastewater effluents against a marine alga: halophenolic DBPs are generally more toxic than haloaliphatic ones.
Liu, J; Zhang, X, 2014
)
0.4
"Water disinfection treatments result in the formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) that have been linked to adverse human health outcomes including higher incidence of bladder and colorectal cancer."( Assessing the genotoxicity of two commonly occurring byproducts of water disinfection: Chloral hydrate and bromal hydrate.
Boudenne, JL; Coulomb, B; De Méo, M; Di Giorgio, C; Manasfi, T, 2017
)
0.46
" Furthermore, the formation of disinfection by-products and their potential toxic effects were investigated in eight pool water samples using different disinfection methods including the ozone-bromine treatment."( Pool water disinfection by ozone-bromine treatment: Assessing the disinfectant efficacy and the occurrence and in vitro toxicity of brominated disinfection by-products.
El-Athman, F; Grunert, A; Junek, R; Kämpfe, A; Mahringer, D; Selinka, HC; Zehlike, L, 2021
)
1.09
"Disinfecting reclaimed water for safe reuse can produce toxic disinfection by-products such as adsorbable organic bromine (AOBr)."( Changes in toxicity and adsorbable organic bromine concentrations in ozonated reclaimed water irradiated with sunlight.
Du, Y; He, L; Wang, WL; Wu, DX; Wu, QY, 2023
)
1.38

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The complex pharmacokinetic behavior of stable lipophilic catabolites prevents a quantitative background correction."( 15-(p[75Br]bromophenyl)pentadecanoic acid: pharmacokinetics and potential as heart agent.
Coenen, HH; Harmand, MF; Kloster, G; Stöcklin, G, 1981
)
0.26

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Here we studied the combinatorial effects of MeHg in combination with PCB or BFR on the reuptake of glutamate in synaptosomes."( Effects of methyl mercury in combination with polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants on the uptake of glutamate in rat brain synaptosomes: a mathematical approach for the study of mixtures.
Fonnum, F; Mariussen, E; Stavenes Andersen, I; Voie, OA, 2009
)
0.35
" Quantification of the bromine species was accomplished using high performance liquid chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (HPLC/ICP-MS) in combination with on-line isotope dilution (on-line ID), while structural elucidation of the species was performed using HPLC coupled to electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry."( Speciation analysis of bromine-containing drug metabolites in feces samples from a human in vivo study by means of HPLC/ICP-MS combined with on-line isotope dilution.
Bockx, M; Cuyckens, F; Laenen, A; Meermann, B; Van Looveren, C; Vanhaecke, F, 2012
)
1
" As a result, we have developed an HPLC/ICP-MS-based method combined with "reverse" online isotope dilution ("reverse" online ID) for metabolite quantification."( HPLC/ICP-MS in combination with "reverse" online isotope dilution in drug metabolism studies.
Cuyckens, F; Hulstaert, A; Laenen, A; Meermann, B; Van Looveren, C; Vanhaecke, F; Vliegen, M, 2012
)
0.38

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The use of the solid phase assay is demonstrated comparing the bioavailability of various digoxin derivatives."( A solid phase radioimmunoassay for digoxin and its acylated derivatives.
Arndts, D, 1975
)
0.25
" Bioavailability of biosolids- and sediment-associated PBDEs was assessed using the freshwater oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus."( Bioavailability of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in biosolids and spiked sediment to the aquatic oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus.
Ciparis, S; Hale, RC, 2005
)
0.33

Dosage Studied

Monte Carlo simulation was incorporated into a diffusion-based exposure assessment model for the estimation of worker exposure to halogen gases. The bromine-containing material accumulated in tissues of rats dosed with brominated soya oil gradually decreased when the oil was no longer administered. Bromine and isothiazolinone formulations may require higher dosage of concentrations than currently practiced.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The bromine-containing material accumulated in tissues of rats dosed with brominated soya oil gradually decreased when the oil was no longer administered."( The fate of brominated soya oil in the animal body.
James, SP; Kestell, P, 1978
)
0.77
" The thioethers present in urine of animals dosed with thiophenes have been examined chromatographically."( Thioethers as urinary metabolites of thiophene and monobromothiophenes.
Christie, BJ; Guy, RW; Hickman, RJ; White, TJ, 1992
)
0.28
" Dose-response relationships were obtained for both intraperitoneal and oral administrations."( Acute cytogenetic effects of potassium bromate on rat bone marrow cells in vivo.
Fujie, K; Matsuda, M; Shimazu, H; Sugiyama, T, 1988
)
0.27
" The dose-response curve showed a sigmoid appearance."( Dose-response studies on the carcinogenicity of potassium bromate in F344 rats after long-term oral administration.
Aoki, S; Hayashi, Y; Imazawa, T; Kurokawa, Y; Matsushima, Y; Takamura, N, 1986
)
0.27
"Carcinogenic risk assessment of chemicals consists of four phases, namely, 1) hazard identification, 2) exposure assessment, 3) hazard assessment or dose-response assessment, and 4) risk characterization."( Risk evaluation of tumor-inducing substances in foods.
Hayashi, Y; Kurokawa, Y; Maekawa, A, 1985
)
0.27
" Rabbits and rats dosed with 1-bromobutane excrete in urine, in addition to butylmercapturic acid, (2-hydroxybutyl)mercapturic acid, (3-hydroxybutyl)mercapturic acid and 3-(butylthio)lactic acid."( Some metabolites of 1-bromobutane in the rabbit and the rat.
James, SP; Jeffery, DA; Waring, RH; Wood, PB, 1968
)
0.25
" Lead was administered orally to rats daily for dosage periods of 1 and 4 months (short and long terms)."( X-ray fluorescence in the assessment of inter-elemental interactions in rat liver following lead treatment.
Chand, B; Dhawan, D; Mangal, PC; Singh, B; Singh, N; Trehan, PN, 1995
)
0.29
"Monte Carlo simulation was incorporated into a diffusion-based exposure assessment model for the estimation of worker exposure to halogen gases during dosing of 500-lb sacks of a bromine-based biocide (BCDMH) into brominators."( Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis of a diffusion model for the assessment of halogen gas exposure during dosing of brominators.
Jayjock, MA; Shade, WD, 1997
)
0.49
" We have used a model DNA containing a bulge, formed by five mismatched bases, and have observed a linear dose-response for the formation of strand breaks on the single-stranded regions of both the brominated strand and the opposite nonbrominated strand."( Interstrand cross-links: a new type of gamma-ray damage in bromodeoxyuridine-substituted DNA.
Cecchini, S; Girouard, S; Huels, MA; Hunting, DJ; Sanche, L, 2005
)
0.33
" The experimental and interpretation errors associated with a pulse dosing technique, in which Rhodamine WT is used as the single tracer, are described."( Comparison of tracer techniques for monitoring sewer losses.
Ellis, JB; Paterakis, N; Revitt, DM, 2006
)
0.33
" Bromine and isothiazolinone formulations may require higher dosage of concentrations than currently practiced if used in conjunction with molybdate- and phosphate-based scale/corrosion inhibitors."( The efficacy of biocides and other chemical additives in cooling water systems in the control of amoebae.
Bentham, R; Critchley, M, 2009
)
1.26
" This study demonstrated that at recommended dosing concentrations, biocides had species-specific effects on environmental isolates of amoebae that may act as reservoirs for Legionella multiplication in cooling water systems."( The efficacy of biocides and other chemical additives in cooling water systems in the control of amoebae.
Bentham, R; Critchley, M, 2009
)
0.35
" The algorithm demonstrated excellent effectiveness in detecting drug-related ions in in vivo samples (plasma, bile, urine and feces) obtained from rats orally dosed with 14C-loratadine."( An accurate-mass-based spectral-averaging isotope-pattern-filtering algorithm for extraction of drug metabolites possessing a distinct isotope pattern from LC-MS data.
Alton, K; Chowdhury, S; Tong, W; Zhu, P, 2009
)
0.35
"Three simple, accurate and sensitive methods (A-C) for the spectrophotometric assay of captopril (CPL) in bulk drug, in dosage forms and in the presence of its oxidative degradates have been described."( Utilization of oxidation reactions for the spectrophotometric determination of captopril using brominating agents.
El-Didamony, AM; Erfan, EA, 2010
)
0.36
" The methodology was evaluated by the analysis of feces samples from rats dosed with a (81)Br-labeled drug compound."( HPLC/ICP-MS in combination with "reverse" online isotope dilution in drug metabolism studies.
Cuyckens, F; Hulstaert, A; Laenen, A; Meermann, B; Van Looveren, C; Vanhaecke, F; Vliegen, M, 2012
)
0.38
"5 g/L of TiO2 produced tailing in the dose-response curves."( Photocatalytic-based inactivation of E. coli by UV 282 nm XeBr Excilamp.
Batoev, VB; Linden, KG; Matafonova, GG, 2013
)
0.39
" The production of C2H2NBr2 and CHBr3 increased with disinfectant dosage but decreased with dosing ammonia."( Formation of THMs and HANs during bromination of Microcystis aeruginosa.
Ding, G; Gao, N; Huang, X; Kong, L; Pu, Y, 2013
)
0.39
" When the concentration of Br(-) was lower than 100 μg/L, by keeping the ratio of O3 dosage to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration at less than 1, BrO3 (-) production was effectively suppressed."( Formation potentials of bromate and brominated disinfection by-products in bromide-containing water by ozonation.
Chen, W; Lin, T; Wu, S, 2014
)
0.4
" Various extraction parameters were optimized including dosage and reusability of the nanocomposites, and pH of sample matrix."( Magnetic solid-phase extraction of brominated flame retardants from environmental waters with graphene-doped Fe3O4 nanocomposites.
Cui, SH; Li, JY; Lian, HZ; Qiao, JQ; Yang, J; Yin, HX; Zhan, CY; Zhu, JJ, 2015
)
0.42
" The improved dosage of A-Fe/Ni was found to be beneficial, and higher values of initial concentration, pH, and methanol/water ratio hindered the degradation rate, which, for example, decreased significantly in mixtures with a methanol proportion higher than 50%."( Debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by attapulgite-supported Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles: Influencing factors, kinetics and mechanism.
Bian, Y; Cheng, Y; Gu, C; Jiang, X; Liu, Z; Song, Y; Wang, F; Yang, X; Ye, M, 2015
)
0.42
" The proposed methods have been applied successfully for the determination of FNH in pure form and in its dosage form and the results were compared with those of a literature method by applying the Student's t-test and F-test."( INVESTIGATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF TITRIMETRIC AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHODS FOR THE ASSAY OF FLUNARIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE USING IN SITU BROMINE.
Basavaiah, K; Prashanth, KN; Swamy, N,
)
0.33
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

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Olympian Labs Sea Nourishment Cran-Raspberry -- 32 fl ozOlympian LabsVitamins & SupplementsLipase, citric acid, Alanine, Arginine, Vitamin C, Aspartic Acid, Barium, Beta Carotene, Bismuth, Boron, Bromine, Cadmium, Cellulase, Cesium, Chloride, Chromium, citric acid, Citrulline, Cobalt, Cysteine, Cystine, Vitamin E, fructose, Germanium, Vitamin E, Glutamine, Glycine, Gold, Histidine, Hydrogen, Indium, Iodine, Iridium, Lanthanum, Lithium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Vitamin B, Nickel, Niobium, Ornithine, Osmium, Palladium, Phosphorus, Platinum, Proline, Rhodium, Rubidium, Selenium, Serine, Silver, Strontium, Sulfur, Taurine, Tellurium, Thallium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, CoQ7, CoQ8, CoQ9, Uranium, Vanadium2024-11-29 10:47:42

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
diatomic bromine
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (3,950)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19902485 (62.91)18.7374
1990's170 (4.30)18.2507
2000's579 (14.66)29.6817
2010's544 (13.77)24.3611
2020's172 (4.35)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 97.45

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index97.45 (24.57)
Research Supply Index8.36 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.71 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index182.15 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.01 (0.95)

This Compound (97.45)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials55 (1.31%)5.53%
Reviews90 (2.14%)6.00%
Case Studies52 (1.24%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other4,010 (95.32%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]