Protein Information

Name aconitase
Synonyms ACO 2; Aconitase; Citrate hydro lyase; ACO2; ACO2 protein; ACONM; Aconitase 2; Citrate hydrolyase aconitase…

Compound Information

Name sodium fluoroacetate
CAS sodium 2-fluoroacetate

Reference List

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19741123 Okada-Ogawa A, Suzuki I, Sessle BJ, Chiang CY, Salter MW, Dostrovsky JO, Tsuboi Y, Kondo M, Kitagawa J, Kobayashi A, Noma N, Imamura Y, Iwata K: Astroglia in medullary dorsal horn (trigeminal spinal subnucleus caudalis) are involved in trigeminal neuropathic pain mechanisms. J Neurosci. 2009 Sep 9;29(36):11161-71.

The effects of intrathecal administration of the astroglial aconitase inhibitor sodium fluoroacetate (FA) were tested on Vc astroglial hyperactivity [as revealed by glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) labeling], nocifensive behavior, Vc extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation (pERK), and Vc neuronal activity in inferior alveolar nerve-transected (IANX) rats.
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1242379 Novak L, Juraskova V: Inhibition of DNA synthesis in mouse lymphosarcoma LS/BL cells by fluorocitrate. Folia Biol. 1975;21(4):244-9.

Fluorocitrate is a specific inhibitor of aconitase activity (EC 4.2.1.3).
A similar inhibitory effect upon DNA synthesis was also found in cells cultured in the abdominal cavity of host mice injected intraperitoneally with 5 mg./kg. of sodium fluoroacetate.
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16696292 Collicchio-Zuanaze RC, Sakate M, Schwartz DS, Trezza E, Crocci AJ: Calcium gluconate and sodium succinate for therapy of sodium fluoroacetate experimental intoxication in cats: clinical and electrocardiographic evaluation. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2006 Apr;25(4):175-82.

The toxic effects of SFAC are caused by fluorocitrate action, a toxic metabolite, which has a competitive action with aconitase enzyme, leading to citrate accumulation and resulting in interference in energy production by Krebs cycle blockade.
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17288493 Proudfoot AT, Bradberry SM, Vale JA: Sodium fluoroacetate poisoning. Toxicol Rev. 2006;25(4):213-9.

Fluoroacetate combines with coenzyme A (CoA-SH) to form fluoroacetyl CoA, which can substitute for acetyl CoA in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and reacts with citrate synthase to produce fluorocitrate, a metabolite of which then binds very tightly to aconitase, thereby halting the cycle.
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