Fat and oil inhibit phosphine release from aluminium phosphide--its clinical implication.
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1994-09-01
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Poisoning by suicidal or accidental ingestion of aluminium phosphide (AlP) is a frequent medical emergency seen all over the world. AlP, a grain fumigant and rodenticide, on exposure to moisture, liberates highly toxic gas, phosphine. The rapidly inhibits mitochondrial respiration and has cytotoxic action. No specific antidote is known against it till date and prognosis depends much on dose and time lag between AlP ingestion and the stomach wash in the hospital (critical period). Physicochemical properties of AlP and nonmiscibility of fat and water promoted us to study the effect of different fats and oils as possible antidotes to inhibit phosphine liberation. In vitro experiments revealed that vegetable oils and liquid paraffin were much more effective than butter and ghee in inhibiting release of phosphine from AlP. These findings may have significant clinical implication.
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Goswami M, Bindal M, Sen P, Gupta SK, Avasthi R, Ram BK. Fat and oil inhibit phosphine release from aluminium phosphide--its clinical implication. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1994 Sep; 32(9): 647-9