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methacrylonitrile

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Description

methacrylonitrile: lacrimator; preparation of polymers & homopolymers; structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID31368
CHEMBL ID1529759
MeSH IDM0052191

Synonyms (72)

Synonym
nsc 20659
126-98-7
2-methylpropenenitrile
2-cyano-1-propene
isopropenylnitrile
nsc-24145
2-propenenitrile, 2-methyl-
2-methyl-2-propenenitrile
.alpha.-methacrylonitrile
2-cyanopropene
nsc24145
2-methylacrylonitrile
methylacrylonitrile
isopropene cyanide
methacrylonitrile
2-cyanopropene-1
usaf st-40
.alpha.-methylacrylonitrile
wln: ncy1 & u1
un3079
einecs 204-817-5
ccris 4841
rcra waste number u152
hsdb 5613
methyl acrylonitrile
rcra waste no. u152
ai3-52399
nsc 24145
nsc20659
25067-61-2
nsc-20659
propenoic acid,2-methyl,nitrile methacryl nitrile
inchi=1/c4h5n/c1-4(2)3-5/h1h2,2h
NCGC00090742-01
methacrylonitrile, 99%
NCGC00090742-02
methacrylonitrile-15n
204523-22-8
2-methylprop-2-enenitrile
AKOS000121392
NCGC00090742-03
NCGC00090742-04
unii-04s4k38612
methacrylonitrile, inhibited [un3079] [flammable liquid]
ec 204-817-5
methacrylonitrile, inhibited
04s4k38612 ,
tox21_303172
dtxcid104176
cas-126-98-7
NCGC00256956-01
dtxsid1024176 ,
NCGC00258906-01
tox21_201354
BBL011404
M0089
STL146508
methylacrylonitrile [hsdb]
methacrylonitrile [mi]
isobutenenitrile
methacrylnitrile
2-methyl-acrylonitrile
propenenitrile, 2-methyl
1-methyl-1-cyanoethylene
ch2c(ch3)cn
CHEMBL1529759
methacrylonitrile, stabilized
mfcd00001872
methacrylonitrile (stabilized with hydroquinone monomethyl ether)
Q2088171
methacrylonitrile (15n)
EN300-21169

Research Excerpts

Overview

Methacrylonitrile (MAN) is an industrial chemical used to manufacture plastics and elastomers. It is structurally similar to the known rat carcinogen and suspected human carcinogen acrylonitile (AN) Methacryonitrile is an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Methacrylonitrile is an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile. "( Characterization of the toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of methacrylonitrile in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 mice.
Ghanayem, BI; Nyska, A, 2003
)
1.99
"Methacrylonitrile (MeAN) is a plastic monomer. "( Effect of methacrylonitrile on membrane bound enzymes of rat brain.
Devaraj, SN; Unnisa, AZ,
)
1.98
"Methacrylonitrile (MAN) is an industrial chemical used to manufacture plastics and elastomers. "( Investigation of methacrylonitrile metabolism and the metabolic basis for the differences in its toxicity in rats and mice.
Burka, LT; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1994
)
2.07
"Methacrylonitrile (MAN) is a widely used industrial chemical. "( Single dose blood toxicokinetics of methacrylonitrile in the F344 rat.
Demby, KB; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1993
)
2
"Methacrylonitrile (MAN) is a widely used aliphatic nitrile and is structurally similar to the known rat carcinogen and suspected human carcinogen acrylonitrile (AN). "( Role of cytochrome P-450 2E1 in methacrylonitrile metabolism and disposition.
Burka, LT; Chanas, B; Ghanayem, BI; Gonzalez, FJ; Sanders, JM, 1999
)
2.03
"Methacrylonitrile is an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile. "( Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of methacrylonitrile (CAS No. 126-98-7) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies).
, 2001
)
2.02
"Methacrylonitrile is an aliphatic nitrile used extensively in the preparation of homo- and copolymers, elastomers, and plastics and as a chemical intermediate in the preparation of acids, amides, esters, and other nitriles. "( NTP technical report on the toxicity studies of methacrylonitrile (CAS No. 126-98-7). Administered by gavage to F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice.
Ghanayem, BI, 2000
)
2.01

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Methacrylonitrile has been given by a variety of routes to mammalian species to study its toxic effects."( Toxicology of methacrylonitrile.
Farooqui, MY; Mumtaz, MM, 1991
)
1.36

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"When rats were exposed for 30 min to methacrylonitrile at concentrations between 3180 and 5700 ppm, the clinical symptoms observed suggested a toxic activity of metabolically formed cyanide."( Effect of antidotes of the acute toxicity of methacrylonitrile.
Bolt, HM; Peter, H, 1985
)
0.8
" LD50 of MAN is 200 to 230 mg/kg in rats and 17 mg/kg in mice."( Investigation of methacrylonitrile metabolism and the metabolic basis for the differences in its toxicity in rats and mice.
Burka, LT; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1994
)
0.63
"5 LD50 doses of the nitriles by gavage and they were observed for 12 It for cholinomimetic and central nervous system effects."( Effect of dosing vehicle on the toxicity and metabolism of unsaturated aliphatic nitriles.
Farooqui, MY; Piper, J; Tamez, A; Ybarra, B,
)
0.13
" In rats, no treatment-related maternal clinical signs or mortality were observed, nor was there any adverse effect on maternal body weight or food or water consumption."( Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of methacrylonitrile in Sprague-Dawley rats and New Zealand white rabbits.
George, JD; Heindel, JJ; Hunter, ES; Marr, MC; Myers, CB; Price, CJ; Schwetz, BA, 1996
)
0.56

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"87 mmol/kg) of 2-14C-MAN or 2-14C-AN to male F344 rats, both chemicals were well absorbed from the GI tract and distributed to all major tissues."( Comparative metabolism and disposition of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile in rats.
Ahmed, AE; Burka, LT; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1994
)
0.53

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" All the three species showed a dose-response relationship in metabolism of MeAN to cyanide."( Methacrylonitrile: in vivo metabolism to cyanide in rats, mice, and gerbils.
Deleon, JH; Diaz, RG; Farooqui, MY,
)
1.57
" Investigating the effect of dosing vehicle on MAN disposition in rats revealed that administration of 115 mg MAN/kg in oil resulted in the death of rats within 24 hr after treatment."( Effects of dose, strain, and dosing vehicle on methacrylonitrile disposition in rats and identification of a novel-exhaled metabolite.
Burka, LT; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM,
)
0.39
" MAN elimination was almost complete within 24 hr after dosing and the tissue concentrations of MAN-derived radioactivity were, with the exception of the urinary bladder, consistently higher in rats than in mice."( Investigation of methacrylonitrile metabolism and the metabolic basis for the differences in its toxicity in rats and mice.
Burka, LT; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1994
)
0.63
" Blood samples were collected at various time points after dosing and serum MAN concentrations were measured."( Single dose blood toxicokinetics of methacrylonitrile in the F344 rat.
Demby, KB; Ghanayem, BI; Sanchez, IM, 1993
)
0.56
"The effect of dosing vehicle on toxicity and metabolism of unsaturated aliphatic nitriles was investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats."( Effect of dosing vehicle on the toxicity and metabolism of unsaturated aliphatic nitriles.
Farooqui, MY; Piper, J; Tamez, A; Ybarra, B,
)
0.13
"Timed-pregnant Sprague-Dawley (CD) outbred rats and New Zealand White rabbits were dosed by gavage with methacrylonitrile (MACR) in distilled water during major organogenesis."( Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of methacrylonitrile in Sprague-Dawley rats and New Zealand white rabbits.
George, JD; Heindel, JJ; Hunter, ES; Marr, MC; Myers, CB; Price, CJ; Schwetz, BA, 1996
)
0.77
" In the 2-year study, survival of all dosed groups of rats was similar to that of the vehicle control groups."( Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of methacrylonitrile (CAS No. 126-98-7) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies).
, 2001
)
0.58
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Protein Targets (10)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Chain A, TYROSYL-DNA PHOSPHODIESTERASEHomo sapiens (human)Potency3.54810.004023.8416100.0000AID485290
GLI family zinc finger 3Homo sapiens (human)Potency64.62820.000714.592883.7951AID1259369
AR proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency64.62820.000221.22318,912.5098AID743040
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]Homo sapiens (human)Potency21.48640.000214.376460.0339AID588532; AID720691
estrogen nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency20.04660.000229.305416,493.5996AID588514; AID743069
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor deltaHomo sapiens (human)Potency28.18380.001024.504861.6448AID588535
aryl hydrocarbon receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency30.63790.000723.06741,258.9301AID743085
activating transcription factor 6Homo sapiens (human)Potency0.18360.143427.612159.8106AID1159516
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform 2Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Potency68.58960.000323.4451159.6830AID743065
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency0.01720.000627.21521,122.0200AID651741
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (38)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19907 (18.42)18.7374
1990's18 (47.37)18.2507
2000's10 (26.32)29.6817
2010's2 (5.26)24.3611
2020's1 (2.63)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 36.44

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 Index36.44 (24.57)
Research Supply Index3.81 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.80 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index48.45 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (36.44)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews1 (2.27%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other43 (97.73%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]