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trinitrotoluene

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Description

Trinitrotoluene: A 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, which is an explosive chemical that can cause skin irritation and other toxic consequences. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene : A trinitrotoluene having the nitro groups at positions 2, 4 and 6. [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 CID8376
CHEMBL ID1236345
CHEBI ID46053
SCHEMBL ID20676
SCHEMBL ID12305492
MeSH IDM0022005

Synonyms (80)

Synonym
CHEMBL1236345
s-trinitrotoluene
tolite
wln: wnr b1 cnw enw
2,6-trinitrotoluene
2,6-trinitrotoluol
nsc-36949
2-methyl-1,5-trinitrobenzene
nsc36949
TNT ,
trinitrotoluene
nci-c56155
trojnitrotoluen
trinitrotoluene, dry
toluene,4,6-trinitro- (wet)
tnt-tolite
tritol
.alpha.-tnt
s-trinitrotoluol
trinitrotoluene, wet
118-96-7
2,6-trinitrotolueen
trotyl
2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene
trinitrotoluol
alpha-trinitrotoluol
1-methyl-2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
trilit
sym-trinitrotoluol
sym-trinitrotoluene
benzene, 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitro-
toluene, 2,4,6-trinitro-
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
TNL ,
trinitrotoluen
CHEBI:46053 ,
2,4,6-tnt
2,4,6-trinitrotoluol
alpha-tnt
DB01676
nsc 36949
tnt-tolite [french]
un1356
1-methyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene
gradetol
trinitrotoluene or tnt, dry or wetted with < 30% water, by mass
trojnitrotoluen [polish]
hsdb 1146
einecs 204-289-6
tolit
2,4,6-trinitrotolueen [dutch]
un0209
tritol (explosive)
ccris 1299
2,4,6-trinitrotoluol [german]
2,4,6-trinitritoluene
AKOS001092689
h43rf5trm5 ,
trinitrotoluene or tnt, dry or wetted with <30% water, by mass
trinitrotoluene, wetted with not <30% water, by mass
ec 204-289-6
trinitrotoluene, wetted with not <30% water, by mass [un1356] [flammable solid]
trinitrotoluene or tnt, dry or wetted with <30% water, by mass [un0209] [explosive 1.1d]
unii-h43rf5trm5
2,4,6-trinitrotolueen
trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene [mi]
trinitrotoluene [hsdb]
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene [iarc]
SCHEMBL20676
un 0209 (salt/mix)
un 1356 (salt/mix)
SCHEMBL12305492
DTXSID7024372 ,
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (tnt) 10 microg/ml in cyclohexane
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (tnt) 100 microg/ml in cyclohexane
Z57056414
2,4,6-trinitro-toluene
Q170167
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (tnt) 1000 microg/ml in acetonitrile:methanol

Research Excerpts

Overview

TNT (trinitrotoluene) is a widely used explosive in landmines and military operations. It is a contaminant of global environmental significance. determining its environmental fate has posed longstanding challenges.

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"Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is an explosive chemical generally used for military, civil and industrial purposes. "( Biotransformation of trinitrotoluene by Citrobacter sp. YC4 and evaluation of its cyto-toxicological effects.
Chen, SC; Chien, CC; Kao, CM; Ma, C; Wei, SF; Yao, CL, 2018
)
2.24
"Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a widely used explosive in landmines and military operations that contaminates the environment and groundwater, posing a threat to human health."( Attogram sensing of trinitrotoluene with a self-assembled molecular gelator.
Ajayaghosh, A; Babu, SS; Kartha, KK; Srinivasan, S, 2012
)
1.42
"TNT (trinitrotoluene) is a contaminant of global environmental significance, yet determining its environmental fate has posed longstanding challenges. "( Development and application of pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of bound trinitrotoluene residues in soil.
Derito, C; Madsen, EL; McKay, AJ; Thorn, KA; Watanabe, C; Weiss, JM, 2004
)
1.05

Treatment

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"We treated 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) red water from the Chinese explosive industry with activated coke (AC) from lignite. "( Organic pollutants removal from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) red water using low cost activated coke.
Ye, Z; Zhang, M; Zhao, Q, 2011
)
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Toxicity

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and compounds associated with its production are toxic and phototoxic to a wide range of biota. Populus deltoidesxnigra DN34 tissue cultures removed the toxicity of the solution from highly toxic Microtox EC value to that of the control.

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" The major toxic effects following the oral administration of TNT to dogs included hemolytic anemia, methemoglobinemia, liver injury, splenomegaly with accompanying histologic lesions, and death."( Six month oral toxicity study of trinitrotoluene in beagle dogs.
Barkley, JJ; Furedi, EM; Levine, BS; Lish, PM; Rust, JH, 1990
)
0.56
" Toxic effects following 125 mg/kg/day or greater included decreased food intake and body weight gains, elevated serum cholesterol levels, and anemia (reduced hemoglobin, hematocrit and RBC counts)."( Subchronic toxicity of trinitrotoluene in Fischer 344 rats.
Barkley, JJ; Furedi, EM; Gordon, DE; Levine, BS; Lish, PM, 1984
)
0.58
" Most of the toxic effects were reversible, but testicular atrophy was not in rats allowed a 4-wk recovery period after treatment."( Short-term oral toxicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in mice, rats, and dogs.
Dacre, JC; Dilley, JV; Newell, GW; Sasmore, DP; Spanggord, RJ; Tyson, CA, 1982
)
0.54
"3% in the diet was less toxic than the unirradiated mixture."( Short-term oral toxicity of a 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine mixture in mice, rats, and dogs.
Dacre, JC; Dilley, JV; Newell, GW; Sasmore, DP; Spanggord, RJ; Tyson, CA, 1982
)
0.54
"Many environmental pollutants interact with solar near-ultraviolet (nuv) light in a manner which greatly increases their toxic effects."( Phototoxicology. 1. Light-enhanced toxicity of TNT and some related compounds to Daphnia magna and Lytechinus variagatus embryos.
Balbach, H; Davenport, R; Johnson, LR; Schaeffer, DJ, 1994
)
0.29
"2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and compounds associated with its production are toxic and phototoxic to a wide range of biota."( Phototoxicology. 3. Comparative toxicity of trinitrotoluene and aminodinitrotoluenes to Daphnia magna, Dugesia dorotocephala, and sheep erythrocytes.
Balbach, H; Davenport, R; Johnson, LR; Schaeffer, DJ, 1994
)
1.03
" Extracts of the initial materials were also toxic to bacteria in the Mutatox assay."( Assessment of the effectiveness of composting for the reduction of toxicity and mutagenicity of explosive-contaminated soil.
Honeycutt, ME; Jarvis, AS; McFarland, VA, 1998
)
0.3
" For the TK6 and V79 assays, TNB and 2, 4,6-triaminotoluene were more toxic than TNT, whereas RDX and HMX were without effect at their maximal aqueous solubility limits."( Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of energetic compounds on bacterial and mammalian cells in vitro.
Ampleman, G; Hawari, J; Lachance, B; Robidoux, PY; Sunahara, GI; Thiboutot, S, 1999
)
0.3
"2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is an worldwide recalcitrant environmental contaminant and is toxic to a number of organisms including humans."( Acute toxicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in earthworm (Eisenia andrei).
Ampleman, G; Hawari, J; Robidoux, PY; Sunahara, GI; Thiboutot, S, 1999
)
1.09
" It causes toxic effects based on trypan blue exclusion and LDH-release colorimetric assays."( Cytotoxicity of TNT and its metabolites.
Ashraf, M; Banerjee, HN; Dutta, SK; Hou, LH; Verma, M,
)
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" TNT appeared to be more toxic than 2,4-DNT, which also showed a higher toxicity compared to 2,6-DNT."( Transcriptional activation of stress genes and cytotoxicity in human liver carcinoma cells (HepG2) exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and 2,6-dinitrotoluene.
Ishaque, AB; Schneider, J; Tchounwou, PB; Wilson, BA, 2001
)
0.52
" The midge Chironomus tentans and the amphipod Hyalella azteca demonstrated significant toxic effects after exposure to TNT and its degradation products, 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB) and 2,4-diamino-6-nitrotoluene (2,4-DANT)."( Toxicity of the explosives 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine in sediments to Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca: low-dose hormesis and high-dose mortality.
Bridges, TS; Duke, BM; Lotufo, GR; Steevens, JA, 2002
)
0.6
" For phytotoxicity tested in hydroponics and wet paper method, 500 microM was toxic to onion plant, 50 microM was nontoxic for plant growth but limited the transpiration rate, and 5 microM was nontoxic as control."( Uptake and phytotoxicity of TNT in onion plant.
Corapcioglu, MY; Drew, MC; Kim, J, 2004
)
0.32
"Soils contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and TNT primary reduction products have been found to be toxic to certain soil invertebrates, such as earthworms."( Toxicity and bioaccumulation of reduced TNT metabolites in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to amended forest soil.
Hawari, J; Lachance, B; Renoux, AY; Sarrazin, M; Sunahara, GI, 2004
)
0.61
" Similar to previous investigations, the high reactivity of the spiked compound hampered determination of accurate toxic concentrations of TNT and related compounds, and of the nature of toxicological interaction of compounds in a mixture in this study."( Comparative and mixture sediment toxicity of trinitrotoluene and its major transformation products to a freshwater midge.
Farrar, JD; Lotufo, GR, 2005
)
0.59
" Hence, this study suggests that adverse effects of TNT in dumped ammunition on aquatic organisms should be delayed/reduced at low temperature and when TNT is covered sediment, especially with fine-grained sediment."( TNT leakage through sediment to water and toxicity to Nitocra spinipes.
Birgersson, G; Dave, G; Ek, H; Nilsson, E, 2007
)
0.34
" Both smoke formulations appeared to be acutely toxic and genotoxic."( In vivo and in vitro evaluation of the acute toxicity, the genotoxicity, and the irritation potency of two hexachloroethane-based pyrotechnic smokes.
Hautamäki, M; Hemmilä, M; Hihkiö, M; Kasanen, JP; Linnainmaa, K; Pasanen, AL; Turunen, M, 2007
)
0.34
"Poplar (Populus deltoidesxnigra DN34) tissue cultures removed 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) from an aqueous solution in five days, reducing the toxicity of the solution from highly toxic Microtox EC value to that of the control."( Microtox toxicity test: detoxification of TNT and RDX contaminated solutions by poplar tissue cultures.
Aken, BV; Flokstra, BR; Schnoor, JL, 2008
)
0.58
" Clinical signs of toxicity, while similar to the LD50 study, were more subtle and noted in lizards receiving TNT amounts of at least 66 mg/kg/d."( Toxicity of oral exposure to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).
Bazar, MA; Johnson, MS; McFarland, CA; Quinn, MJ; Remick, AK; Talent, LG, 2008
)
0.62
" The goal of this study was to determine the acute toxic effects of TNT, 2,4-DNT, and 2,6-DNT in adult male bullfrogs."( Acute toxicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and 2,6-dinitrotoluene in the adult bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana).
Kendall, RJ; Paden, NE; Smith, EE, 2008
)
0.65
" In some instances, these metabolites are as toxic (or more so) as the parent compound and we hypothesized that this might be the case for TNT."( Reproductive toxicity of nitroaromatics to the cricket, Acheta domesticus.
Anderson, TA; Dobrovolny, M; Freitag, CM; Karnjanapiboonwong, A; Kendall, RJ; Salice, CJ; Smith, PN; Zhang, B, 2009
)
0.35
"2 mg L(-1)) was more toxic than TNT to SHM."( Toxicity of trinitrotoluene to sheepshead minnows in water exposures.
Blackburn, WM; Gibson, AB; Lotufo, GR, 2010
)
0.74
" TNT was the most toxic substance."( Synergetic toxic effect of an explosive material mixture in soil.
Miksch, K; Panz, K; Sójka, T, 2013
)
0.39
"A pond in an industrial area in Sweden was selected to study adverse effects on salmon alevins from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)-contaminated water."( Toxicity and accumulation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its metabolites in Atlantic salmon alevins exposed to an industrially polluted water.
Berglind, R; Brännäs, E; Leffler, P; Ragnvaldsson, D; Wingfors, H, 2014
)
0.91
"The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a highly toxic and persistent environmental pollutant."( Monodehydroascorbate reductase mediates TNT toxicity in plants.
Beynon, E; Bruce, NC; Chechik, V; Johnston, EJ; Lorenz, A; Rylott, EL, 2015
)
0.74
" Without photodegradation, DNAN was more toxic (median lethal concentration [LC50] = 43 mg/L) than the other 2 constituents and it contributed predominantly to the toxicity of IMX-101 (LC50 = 206 mg/L) based on toxic units."( Aquatic toxicity of photo-degraded insensitive munition 101 (IMX-101) constituents.
Bednar, AJ; Gust, KA; Jordan, SM; Kennedy, AJ; Melby, NL; Moores, LC; Poda, AR, 2017
)
0.46

Compound-Compound Interactions

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"Corona discharge ionization combined with ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) was utilized to investigate five common explosives: cyclonite (RDX), trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT)."( Analysis of explosives using corona discharge ionization combined with ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry.
Cho, SG; Goh, EM; Kim, J; Koh, SS; Lee, J; Lee, S; Park, S, 2014
)
0.6

Bioavailability

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" The appearance of 14C in urine and tissues was taken as an indication of the bioavailability of TNT residues from compost particles."( Bioavailability of TNT residues in composts of TNT-contaminated soil.
Beaman, JR; Creasia, DA; Palmer, WG; Walters, DM, 1997
)
0.3
" As bioavailability increased, the concentrations in root and shoot compartments were predicted to increase."( Plant contamination by organic pollutants in phytoremediation.
Drew, MC; Munster, CL; Sung, K; Yavuz Corapcioglu, M,
)
0.13
" The addition of food-grade surfactants could improve the process by enhancing the rates of explosives desorption from soil, thereby increasing the bioavailability of explosives for microbial degradation."( Effect of food-grade surfactant on bioremediation of explosives-contaminated soil.
Boopathy, R, 2002
)
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" Although a comparison of TNT residues by SPMEs and TNT bioavailability and toxicity in sediments has not been completed, differences in SPME availability of TNT and its degradation products were found between two different TNT-spiked sediments."( Nondestructive, minimal-disturbance, direct-burial solid-phase microextraction fiber technique for measuring TNT in sediment.
Conder, JM; La Point, TW; Lotufo, GR; Steevens, JA, 2003
)
0.32
" This study was conducted to evaluate the bioavailability of 14C-labeled TNT in soil for microbial mineralization."( Enhanced bioavailability of sorbed 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by a bacterial consortium.
Jjemba, PK; Robertson, BK, 2005
)
0.59
"Knowledge of water movement in the plant-xylem system and contaminant bioavailability in the soil environment is crucial to evaluate the success of phytoremediation practices."( Simulation of phytoremediation of a TNT-contaminated soil using the CTSPAC model.
Ma, LQ; Ouyang, Y; Shinde, D,
)
0.13
" Tests were conducted in Sassafras sandy loam soil, which supports relatively high bioavailability of TNT."( Weathering and aging of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil increases toxicity to potworm Enchytraeus crypticus.
Checkai, RT; Kolakowski, JE; Kuperman, RG; Kurnas, CW; Phillips, CT; Simini, M, 2005
)
0.62
" In addition, it is important that energetic research considers the concept of bioavailability, including factors influencing soil/sediment aging, desorption of energetic compounds from varying soil and sediment types, methods for modeling/predicting energetic bioavailability, development of biomarkers of energetic exposure or effect, and the impact of bioavailability on ecological risk assessment."( Explosives: fate, dynamics, and ecological impact in terrestrial and marine environments.
Juhasz, AL; Naidu, R, 2007
)
0.34
" To further understand its ability to potentially increase the bioavailability of soil contaminants, artificial sweat was applied to excised pig skin prior to dosing with munition-contaminated soils."( Interaction of hydration, aging, and carbon content of soil on the evaporation and skin bioavailability of munition contaminants.
Kammen, HO; Leach, GJ; Major, MA; Reddy, G; Reifenrath, WG, 2008
)
0.35
"The vast majority of investigations into the bioavailability and toxicity of explosives to receptors in aquatic environments has focused on deriving toxicity metrics for discrete chemical exposures to single species using pure compounds at relatively high concentrations."( Fate and effects of Composition B in multispecies marine exposures.
Lotufo, GR; Rosen, G, 2010
)
0.36
"In this study, the effect of monopotassium phosphate (MKP) on the reduction in mobility and bioavailability of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was tested."( Mobility and bioavailability reduction of soil TNT via sorption enhancement using monopotassium phosphate.
Jung, JW; Nam, K, 2014
)
0.61
"Chemical bioavailability is an important dose metric in environmental risk assessment."( Predicting chemical bioavailability using microarray gene expression data and regression modeling: A tale of three explosive compounds.
Barker, ND; Boyd, RE; Chen, Y; Gong, P; Johnson, DR; Nan, X; Perkins, EJ; Suedel, BC; Wilkins, DE, 2016
)
0.43
"This study has demonstrated that our approach is promising for bioavailability measurement, which warrants further studies of mixed contamination scenarios in field settings."( Predicting chemical bioavailability using microarray gene expression data and regression modeling: A tale of three explosive compounds.
Barker, ND; Boyd, RE; Chen, Y; Gong, P; Johnson, DR; Nan, X; Perkins, EJ; Suedel, BC; Wilkins, DE, 2016
)
0.43
" Multiple components/phases that vary among different soil types and affect the bioavailability of the MC, however, hinder the ability to separate the effects of soil characteristics from the MC chemical properties on the resulting plant bioconcentration."( Bioconcentration factors and plant-water partition coefficients of munitions compounds in barley.
Allen, HE; Di Toro, DM; Kuo, DTF; Torralba-Sanchez, TL, 2017
)
0.46
" We propose that this increased TNT transformation is due to an increased bioavailability of the TNT within the now more porous post-detonation soils, making the TNT more easily accessible by soil-borne bacteria for potential biodegradation."( Explosive detonation causes an increase in soil porosity leading to increased TNT transformation.
Dawson, LA; DeTata, DA; Lewis, SW; Nic Daeid, N; Yu, HA, 2017
)
0.46

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The possibility of a dose-response relationship is briefly discussed and the risk of exposing G6 PD individuals in chemical processes is mentioned."( Haemolytic episode in G6 PD deficient workers exposed to TNT.
Djerassi, LS; Vitany, L, 1975
)
0.25
" The result showed that these two factors have a dose-response relationship with their OR of occupational TNT liver damage, but there is no connection between smoking and occupational TNT liver damage and no interaction between drinking and smoking."( Persistent ethanol drinking increases liver injury induced by trinitrotoluene exposure: an in-plant case-control study.
Jiang, QG; Li, J; Zhong, WD, 1991
)
0.52
" Based on the slopes of the dose-response lines, the nuv coexposure and dark toxic mechanisms of action for TNT, 2A, and 4A appeared to be similar."( Phototoxicology. 2. Near-ultraviolet light enhancement of Microtox assays of trinitrotoluene and aminodinitrotoluenes.
Balbach, H; Davenport, R; Johnson, LR; Schaeffer, DJ, 1994
)
0.52
" Clear dose-response relationships could not be established for the mutagenic response of these compounds."( Mutation analyses of a series of TNT-related compounds using the CHO-hprt assay.
Foote, LJ; Griest, WH; Kennel, SJ; Morris, M; Vass, AA,
)
0.13
" Dose-response curves were calculated for all four assay formats, demonstrating the array biosensor's ability to quantify the amount of antigen present in solution."( Demonstration of four immunoassay formats using the array biosensor.
Charles, PT; Ligler, FS; Patterson, CH; Sapsford, KE, 2002
)
0.31
"Effects of H(2)O(2) dosage (0, 10, 50, 100 and 300 mg/l), reaction pH (11."( Decolorization of alkaline TNT hydrolysis effluents using UV/H(2)O(2).
Bouwer, EJ; Davis, JL; Hwang, S; Larson, SL, 2004
)
0.32
" The present study followed a controlled dosing regime comprising four dose groups and a control (200, 120, 70, 20, and 0 mg TNT/kg body weight [bw]-day) in the common pigeon (Columba livia) for 60 days."( Responses of oral 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) exposure to the common pigeon (Columba livia): a phylogenic and methodological comparison.
Bazar, MA; Gogal, RM; Johnson, MS; Michie, MW; Salice, CJ,
)
0.44
" The oxidative degradation tests were carried out to elucidate the influence of various operating variables on the performance of mineralization of total organic compounds (TOC) in spent acid, including reaction temperature, intensity of UV (254 nm) irradiation, dosage of ozone and concentration of sulfuric acid."( Decomposition of dinitrotoluene isomers and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in spent acid from toluene nitration process by ozonation and photo-ozonation.
Chen, WS; Juan, CN; Wei, KM, 2007
)
0.59
" To further understand its ability to potentially increase the bioavailability of soil contaminants, artificial sweat was applied to excised pig skin prior to dosing with munition-contaminated soils."( Interaction of hydration, aging, and carbon content of soil on the evaporation and skin bioavailability of munition contaminants.
Kammen, HO; Leach, GJ; Major, MA; Reddy, G; Reifenrath, WG, 2008
)
0.35
" A 14-d subacute study followed in which male lizards were orally dosed with TNT (corn oil) at 0, 33, 66, 132, 263, 525, and 1,050 mg/kg of body weight each day."( Toxicity of oral exposure to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).
Bazar, MA; Johnson, MS; McFarland, CA; Quinn, MJ; Remick, AK; Talent, LG, 2008
)
0.62
" The electrolytic experiments were carried out to elucidate the influence of various operating parameters on the performance of mineralization of total organic compounds (TOC) in spent acid, including reaction temperature, dosage of oxygen, sulfuric acid concentration and dosage of ferrous ions."( Decomposition of nitrotoluenes from trinitrotoluene manufacturing process by Electro-Fenton oxidation.
Chen, WS; Liang, JS, 2008
)
0.62
" Three wether sheep were dosed with 35."( Absorption, tissue distribution, and elimination of residues after 2,4,6-trinitro[14C]toluene administration to sheep.
Chaney, RL; Craig, AM; Duringer, JM; Smith, DJ, 2008
)
0.35
" The electrolytic experiments were carried out to elucidate the influence of various operating parameters on the performance of mineralization of total organic compounds (TOC) in spent acid, including electrode potential, reaction temperature, oxygen dosage and concentration of sulfuric acid."( Electrochemical destruction of dinitrotoluene isomers and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in spent acid from toluene nitration process.
Chen, WS; Liang, JS, 2009
)
0.59
" The optimum dosage of nZVI for degradation of 10 mg/L TNT in the contaminated water was 2000 mg/L (w/v) at a reaction time 20 min."( Environmental factors influencing remediation of TNT-contaminated water and soil with nanoscale zero-valent iron particles.
Delaune, RD; Jiamjitrpanich, W; Jugsujinda, A; Parkpian, P; Polprasert, C, 2010
)
0.36
" Maximum tolerance dosage of Panicum maximum to TNT-concentration soil was 320 mg/kg and nZVI-contaminated soil was 1000 mg/kg in the transplantation method."( The tolerance efficiency of Panicum maximum and Helianthus annuus in TNT-contaminated soil and nZVI-contaminated soil.
Jiamjitrpanich, W; Kosanlavit, R; Laurent, F; Parkpian, P; Polprasert, C, 2012
)
0.38
" Media dosed with 40 µg/ml of explosive was inoculated with surface-sterilized, macerated termites."( Biotransformation of explosives by Reticulitermes flavipes--associated termite Endosymbionts.
Eaton, HL; Indest, KJ; Jung, CM; Lounds, CB, 2014
)
0.4
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
explosiveA substance capable of undergoing rapid and highly exothermic decomposition.
[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
trinitrotoluene
[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]

Pathways (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene degradation39
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene degradation217

Bioassays (3)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID588212Literature-mined compound from Fourches et al multi-species drug-induced liver injury (DILI) dataset, effect in rodents2010Chemical research in toxicology, Jan, Volume: 23, Issue:1
Cheminformatics analysis of assertions mined from literature that describe drug-induced liver injury in different species.
AID588213Literature-mined compound from Fourches et al multi-species drug-induced liver injury (DILI) dataset, effect in non-rodents2010Chemical research in toxicology, Jan, Volume: 23, Issue:1
Cheminformatics analysis of assertions mined from literature that describe drug-induced liver injury in different species.
AID588211Literature-mined compound from Fourches et al multi-species drug-induced liver injury (DILI) dataset, effect in humans2010Chemical research in toxicology, Jan, Volume: 23, Issue:1
Cheminformatics analysis of assertions mined from literature that describe drug-induced liver injury in different species.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (1,188)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990177 (14.90)18.7374
1990's112 (9.43)18.2507
2000's437 (36.78)29.6817
2010's372 (31.31)24.3611
2020's90 (7.58)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 69.98

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 Index69.98 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.15 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.82 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index124.60 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (69.98)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews40 (3.15%)6.00%
Case Studies11 (0.87%)4.05%
Observational1 (0.08%)0.25%
Other1,216 (95.90%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]