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bromodichloromethane

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Description

bromodichloromethane: RN given refers to parent cpd [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

bromodichloromethane : A halomethane that is dichloromethane in which oneof the hydrogens has been replaced by a bromine atom. It occurs as a contaminant in drinking water. [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]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID6359
CHEMBL ID346231
CHEBI ID34591
SCHEMBL ID75683
MeSH IDM0084268

Synonyms (57)

Synonym
BIDD:ER0623
75-27-4
wln: gyge
bromodichloromethane
nsc-8018
dichlorobromomethane
nci-c55243
nsc8018
methane, bromodichloro-
bromodichoromethane
einecs 200-856-7
ccris 819
brn 1697005
bromodichlormethane
ai3-18134
hsdb 4160
nsc 8018
bdcm
bromo(dichloro)methane
inchi=1/chbrcl2/c2-1(3)4/h1
NCGC00091480-01
CHEBI:34591 ,
dichloromonobromomethane
chbrcl2
monobromodichloromethane
bromodichloromethane, >=97%
B1011
FT-0663694
bromo-dichloro-methane
CHEMBL346231
NCGC00091480-02
dtxsid1020198 ,
dtxcid30198
tox21_200806
cas-75-27-4
NCGC00258360-01
4-01-00-00076 (beilstein handbook reference)
7ln464ch2o ,
unii-7ln464ch2o
bromodichloromethane (stabilized with ethanol)
FT-0623239
AKOS015902362
bromodichloromethane [hsdb]
bromodichloromethane [iarc]
bromodichloromethane [mi]
3,4-difluorobenzylalcohol
SCHEMBL75683
FMWLUWPQPKEARP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
bromodichloromethane, amylene stabilized, analytical standard
bromodichloromethane, analytical standard
F17746
mfcd00000824
bromodichloromethane 100 microg/ml in methanol
Q417426
EN300-1702819
103 - trihalomethanes (thms) & nutrients in recreational water
64 - trihalomethanes (thms) & nutrients in recreational water

Research Excerpts

Overview

Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is found in drinking water as a by-product of disinfection processes. It is a rodent carcinogen formed by chlorination of drinking water. It has been implicated in liver, kidney and intestinal cancers in roden.

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"Bromodichloromethane is a by-product of the chlorination of drinking water. "( Toxicology studies of bromodichloromethane (CAS No. 75-27-4) in genetically modified (FVB Tg.AC Hemizygous) mice (dermal, drinking water, and gavage studies) and carcinogenicity studies of bromodichloromethane in genetically modified [B6.129-Trp53(tm1Brd)
, 2007
)
2.1
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a trihalomethane found in drinking water as a by-product of disinfection processes. "( Effect of bromodichloromethane on chorionic gonadotrophin secretion by human placental trophoblast cultures.
Best, DS; Bielmeier, SR; Chen, J; Douglas, GC; Harrison, RA; Lasley, BL; Lohstroh, PN; Narotsky, MG; Natarajan, K; Overstreet, JW; Pegram, RA; Thirkill, TL, 2003
)
2.16
"Bromodichloromethane is a by-product of the chlorination of drinking water. "( NTP Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of bromodichloromethane (CAS No. 75-27-4) in male F344/N rats and female B6C3F1 mice (Drinking Water Studies).
, 2006
)
2.04
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a disinfection by-product of drinking water chlorination and is the second most common trihalomethane (THM) in finished drinking water. "( Dose-dependent vehicle differences in the acute toxicity of bromodichloromethane.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Simmons, JE, 1994
)
1.97
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a by-product of water chlorination and is the second most common trihalomethane (THM) in finished drinking water. "( Effect of subchronic corn oil gavage on the acute toxicity of orally administered bromodichloromethane.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Simmons, JE, 1996
)
1.96
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a rodent carcinogen formed by chlorination of drinking water containing bromide and organic precursors. "( Physiologically based estimation of in vivo rates of bromodichloromethane metabolism.
Andersen, ME; Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM, 1997
)
1.99
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a common municipal drinking water disinfection by-product, resulting in widespread trace human exposure via ingestion and inhalation. "( Nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity induced by inhaled bromodichloromethane in wild-type and p53-heterozygous mice.
Boorman, GA; Butterworth, BE; Cobb, AJ; Everitt, JI; Marshall, MW; Torti, VR, 2001
)
2
"Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) is a drinking water disinfectant by-product that has been implicated in liver, kidney and intestinal cancers in rodents and in intestinal tumors and low birth weight effects in humans. "( Evidence for the involvement of CYP1A2 in the metabolism of bromodichloromethane in rat liver.
Allis, JW; Anderson, BP; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM; Zhao, G, 2002
)
2

Effects

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"Bromodichloromethane has been shown to be carcinogenic at multiple sites in rats (large intestine and kidney) and in mice (liver and kidney) after administration by gavage in corn oil."( NTP Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of bromodichloromethane (CAS No. 75-27-4) in male F344/N rats and female B6C3F1 mice (Drinking Water Studies).
, 2006
)
1.31

Toxicity

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" It has been reported that delivery of THMs in corn oil can influence the site and magnitude of toxic and carcinogenic responses in rodents, perhaps by inducing metabolizing enzymes or altering tissue composition."( Effect of subchronic corn oil gavage on the acute toxicity of orally administered bromodichloromethane.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Simmons, JE, 1996
)
0.52
" Effects of both agents on maternal weight gain were slightly more pronounced in the aqueous vehicle at lower doses, but at the highest dose, CCl4 was more maternally toxic in corn oil."( Effect of dosing vehicle on the developmental toxicity of bromodichloromethane and carbon tetrachloride in rats.
Kavlock, RJ; Narotsky, MG; Pegram, RA, 1997
)
0.54
" In addition to causing more persistent liver toxicity than CHCl3, BDCM also appears to be slightly more toxic to the kidney at lower doses."( Trihalomethane comparative toxicity: acute renal and hepatic toxicity of chloroform and bromodichloromethane following aqueous gavage.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM, 1997
)
0.52
" As the toxicity of these trihalomethanes (THMs) has most often been studied with corn oil as the vehicle of administration, the objectives of this study were to assess hepatotoxicity after exposure to single, low dosages of CHCl3 and BDCM given orally in an aqueous vehicle to estimate a lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL) and a no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) and to compare toxic potency."( NOAEL and LOAEL determinations of acute hepatotoxicity for chloroform and bromodichloromethane delivered in an aqueous vehicle to F344 rats.
Keegan, TE; Pegram, RA; Simmons, JE, 1998
)
0.53
" Under the conditions of these studies, no significant adverse effects on immune function were observed in mice."( Evaluation of the potential immunotoxicity of bromodichloromethane in rats and mice.
Andrews, D; Copeland, CB; French, AS; Luebke, RW; Riddle, MM; Wiliams, WC, 1999
)
0.56
" No adverse effects on embryofetal viability, growth, sex ratio, gross external, soft tissue, or skeletal morphology occurred at 900 ppm in rats or rabbits."( Oral (drinking water) developmental toxicity studies of bromodichloromethane (BDCM) in rats and rabbits.
Christian, MS; Diener, RM; Fisher, LC; Hoberman, AM; York, RG,
)
0.38

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of vehicle of administration on the pharmacokinetics of orally administered BDCM and to further develop and validate a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to describe BDCM absorption, tissue dosimetry, and rates of metabolism for both oil and 10% Emulphor vehicles."( A physiologically based pharmacokinetic description of the oral uptake, tissue dosimetry, and rates of metabolism of bromodichloromethane in the male rat.
Andersen, ME; Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM, 1998
)
0.51
" The metabolic elimination amounts at various exposure concentrations were extrapolated using the estimated pharmacokinetic parameters."( Estimation of absorption of trihalomethanes and carbon tetrachloride in low-level exposure by inhalation pharmacokinetic analysis in rats.
Andoh, K; Fukuhara, M; Yoshida, T, 1999
)
0.3
" The significant increase in blood concentrations of THMs could be a consequence of pharmacokinetic interactions between two or more of the THMs present simultaneously."( Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic interactions between orally administered trihalomethanes in the rat.
Charest-Tardif, G; Da Silva, ML; Krishnan, K; Tardif, R, 2000
)
0.31
" To use biomonitoring data in understanding exposure, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling can be used in a reverse dosimetry approach to assess a distribution of exposures possibly associated with specific blood or urine levels of compounds."( Reverse dosimetry: interpreting trihalomethanes biomonitoring data using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling.
Clewell, HJ; Liao, KH; Tan, YM, 2007
)
0.34
"Biotransformation rates extrapolated from in vitro data are used increasingly in human physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models."( The Impact of Scaling Factor Variability on Risk-Relevant Pharmacokinetic Outcomes in Children: A Case Study Using Bromodichloromethane (BDCM).
George, BJ; Hines, RN; Kenyon, EM; Lipscomb, JC; Pegram, RA, 2019
)
0.72

Bioavailability

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" Trihalomethanes are well absorbed by the oral route which was selected for this study as being that most relevant to humans."( Assessment of the potential in vivo genotoxicity of three trihalomethanes: chlorodibromomethane, bromodichloromethane and bromoform.
Howard, WR; Proudlock, RJ; Statham, J; Stocker, KJ, 1997
)
0.51
" Estimates of oral absorption rate constants were determined by fitting blood and exhaled breath chamber concentration-time curves obtained following gavage of male F344 rats with 50 or 100 mg BDCM/kg in corn oil or 10% Emulphor using a previously published multicompartmental gastrointestinal tract submodel (Semino et al."( A physiologically based pharmacokinetic description of the oral uptake, tissue dosimetry, and rates of metabolism of bromodichloromethane in the male rat.
Andersen, ME; Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM, 1998
)
0.51

Dosage Studied

The disposition of [14C]bromodichloromethane (BDCM) was studied in male Fischer rats after single oral doses of 1, 10, 32, or 100 mg/kg.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The disposition of [14C]bromodichloromethane (BDCM) was studied in male Fischer rats after single oral doses of 1, 10, 32, or 100 mg/kg and 10-d repeat oral dosing of 10 or 100 mg/kg/d."( Metabolism and distribution of bromodichloromethane in rats after single and multiple oral doses.
Jeffcoat, AR; Mathews, JM; Troxler, PS, 1990
)
0.87
" The potentiated response observed with acetone plus BrCHCl2 or Br2CHCl was equal to or greater than that observed with acetone plus an approximately equimolar dosage of CHCl3."( Acetone-induced potentiation of trihalomethane toxicity in male rats.
Brown, EM; Hewitt, WR; Plaa, GL, 1983
)
0.27
" In the present investigation, female rats and mice (n = 6) were dosed daily for 5 consecutive days with BDCM (dissolved in an aqueous, 10% Emulphor solution) by gavage."( Toxicity of bromodichloromethane in female rats and mice after repeated oral dosing.
Pegram, RA; Seely, JC; Thornton-Manning, JR,
)
0.51
" Activities of serum hepatoxicity indicators were significantly greater 48 hr after administration of 400 mg BDCM/kg in corn oil compared to the aqueous vehicle, but delivery of the low dose in either dosing vehicle had little effect on serum enzymes."( Dose-dependent vehicle differences in the acute toxicity of bromodichloromethane.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Simmons, JE, 1994
)
0.53
" These estimates are usually based, however, on the dose-response data for tumor incidences from a single sex/strain/species of animal."( Combination of cancer data in quantitative risk assessments: case study using bromodichloromethane.
Knauf, LA; McGinnis, PM; Schoeny, RS; Stiteler, WS; Vater, ST; Velazquez, SF, 1994
)
0.52
" After oral dosing with BDCM, the BSO-pretreated animals had greatly increased levels of serum indicators of hepatotoxicity and serum and urinary indicators of nephrotoxicity compared to those in animals dosed solely with BDCM."( Protective effects of glutathione on bromodichloromethane in vivo toxicity and in vitro macromolecular binding in Fischer 344 rats.
Gao, P; Pegram, RA; Thornton-Manning, JR, 1996
)
0.57
" Each of these four THMs was carcinogenic in rodents in chronic oral dosing studies."( Glutathione S-transferase-mediated mutagenicity of trihalomethanes in Salmonella typhimurium: contrasting results with bromodichloromethane off chloroform.
Andersen, ME; Claxton, LD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM; Warren, SH, 1997
)
0.51
" Blood concentrations of BDCM following GD-6 gavage revealed a shorter elimination half-life in the aqueous dosing vehicle (2."( Effect of dosing vehicle on the developmental toxicity of bromodichloromethane and carbon tetrachloride in rats.
Kavlock, RJ; Narotsky, MG; Pegram, RA, 1997
)
0.54
" To date, no comprehensive comparison of the acute renal and hepatic effects of BDCM and CHCl3 following oral gavage in an aqueous dosing vehicle has been conducted."( Trihalomethane comparative toxicity: acute renal and hepatic toxicity of chloroform and bromodichloromethane following aqueous gavage.
Lilly, PD; Pegram, RA; Ross, TM, 1997
)
0.52
" This study compares dose-response relationships of gavage-administered chlorinated/brominated trihalomethanes for hepatotoxicity, replicative DNA synthesis, and hepatocarcinogenicity in female B6C3F1 mice."( Regenerative hyperplasia is not required for liver tumor induction in female B6C3F1 mice exposed to trihalomethanes.
Dunnick, JK; Kohn, MC; Leininger, JR; Melnick, RL, 1998
)
0.3
" BDCM, in 10% Alkamuls(R), was dosed at 75 mg/kg/day by gavage to F344 rats on GD 6-10 (plug day = GD 0)."( Serum hormone characterization and exogeneous hormone rescue of bromodichloromethane-induced pregnancy loss in the F344 rat.
Best, DS; Bielmeier, SR; Narotsky, MG, 2004
)
0.56
" In rats, formate excretion was dose and time dependant, being markedly elevated after four doses and remaining at that level after 3 weeks of dosing at 100 mg/kg/day BDCM, while at 50 mg/kg/day there was some suggestion of a decline after 3 weeks."( Formic acid excretion in rats and mice exposed to bromodichloromethane: a possible link to renal tubule cell proliferation in long-term studies.
Cottrell, L; Jacobsen, M; Lock, T; Soames, T; Williams, R, 2004
)
0.58
" To further characterize its dose-response relationships for evaluations of human risk, bromodichloromethane was nominated to the NTP by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for toxicity and carcinogenicity studies in rats and mice by drinking water exposure."( NTP Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of bromodichloromethane (CAS No. 75-27-4) in male F344/N rats and female B6C3F1 mice (Drinking Water Studies).
, 2006
)
0.82
", in vivo exposure followed by in vitro assessment), dams were dosed by gavage on gestation days (GD) 6-9 (plug day=GD 0) at 0 or 100 mg/kg/d."( Effects of bromodichloromethane on ex vivo and in vitro luteal function and bromodichloromethane tissue dosimetry in the pregnant F344 rat.
Best, DS; Bielmeier, SR; Goldman, JM; Harrison, RA; Murr, AS; Narotsky, MG; Pegram, RA, 2007
)
0.73
" The survival and mean body and organ weights of all dosed groups of males and females were similar to those of the vehicle controls."( Toxicology studies of bromodichloromethane (CAS No. 75-27-4) in genetically modified (FVB Tg.AC Hemizygous) mice (dermal, drinking water, and gavage studies) and carcinogenicity studies of bromodichloromethane in genetically modified [B6.129-Trp53(tm1Brd)
, 2007
)
0.65
" We found little indication of a dose-response relationship for brominated THM and congenital heart anomalies."( Risk of congenital anomalies in relation to the uptake of trihalomethane from drinking water during pregnancy.
Buinauskiene, J; Grazuleviciene, R; Kapustinskiene, V; Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ; Vencloviene, J, 2013
)
0.39
" All kinds of DBPs detected increased with the dosage of increasing chlorine, but the increases slowed down when the dosage was higher than 2 mg ."( [Formation of Disinfection By-Products During Chlor(am)ination of Danjiangkou Reservoir Water and Comparison of Disinfection Processes].
Cheng, T; Chu, WH; Xia, SJ; Xu, B; Zhang, MS; Zhang, TY, 2015
)
0.42
" Previous analyses indicated that scaling factor variability impacts pharmacokinetic (PK) outcomes used in adult population dose-response studies."( The Impact of Scaling Factor Variability on Risk-Relevant Pharmacokinetic Outcomes in Children: A Case Study Using Bromodichloromethane (BDCM).
George, BJ; Hines, RN; Kenyon, EM; Lipscomb, JC; Pegram, RA, 2019
)
0.72
" Additionally, we found positive dose-response relationships between blood BDCM, DBCM, and Br-THM concentrations and serum markers of oxidative stress (i."( Blood Trihalomethane Concentrations and Osteoarthritis among U.S. Population Aged over 50 Years.
Messerlian, C; Mustieles, V; Qian, D; Sun, Y; Wang, YX; Zhang, Y, 2023
)
0.91
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (2)

RoleDescription
reagentA substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.
environmental contaminantAny minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
[role 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]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
halomethaneA haloalkane that is methane in which one (or more) of the hydrogens have been replaced by a halogen atom/halogen atoms.
[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]

Protein Targets (2)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
RAR-related orphan receptor gammaMus musculus (house mouse)Potency7.71940.006038.004119,952.5996AID1159521
AR proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency68.79890.000221.22318,912.5098AID743042
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioassays (4)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID37562Induction of aneuploidy in Aspergillus nidulans.1995Journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-17, Volume: 38, Issue:4
Molecular similarity matrices and quantitative structure-activity relationships: a case study with methodological implications.
AID243422log (1/Km) value for human liver microsome cytochrome P450 3A42005Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Sep-15, Volume: 15, Issue:18
Modeling K(m) values using electrotopological state: substrates for cytochrome P450 3A4-mediated metabolism.
AID433903Hepatotoxicity in mouse assessed as carcinogenic potency2009European journal of medicinal chemistry, Sep, Volume: 44, Issue:9
Development of QSAR models for predicting hepatocarcinogenic toxicity of chemicals.
AID19825Partition coefficient (logP)1995Journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-17, Volume: 38, Issue:4
Molecular similarity matrices and quantitative structure-activity relationships: a case study with methodological implications.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (144)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199024 (16.67)18.7374
1990's37 (25.69)18.2507
2000's44 (30.56)29.6817
2010's32 (22.22)24.3611
2020's7 (4.86)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 44.75

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 strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index44.75 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.03 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.63 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index68.03 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (44.75)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews3 (1.97%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other149 (98.03%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]