Chemorepellents
[Alcian blue]
Purpose for use
Dye.
Test organisms
Protozoa: Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena thermophila (ref. ID; 7337)
[2,5-Di-tert-butylhydroquinone (BHQ)]
Action mode
Inhibitors of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -dependent ATPase calcium pump. (ref. ID; 7424)
Test organisms
Protozoa: Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7424)
[Dibutyl succinate] CAS[141-03-7]
Trade name
Dibutyl succinate: Tabatrex, Tabutrex
Chemical formula
C12H22O4
Purpose for use
Repellents for ant & cockroach.
Mode of toxic action
Diester. (ref. ID; 3327)
Toxicity
LD50 (oral): rat 8000 mg/kg.
Test organisms
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 3327)
[Cibacron blue]
Purpose for use
Dye.
Test organisms
Protozoa; Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena thermophila (ref. ID; 7337)
[Cyclopiazonic acid] CAS[18172-33-3] UN2811
Chemical formula
C20H20N2O3
Action mode
Inhibitors of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -dependent ATPase calcium pump. (ref. ID; 7424)
Test organisms
Protozoa: Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7424)
[Cytochrome c]
Test organisms
Protozoa; Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena thermophila (ref. ID; 7337)
[Purine nucleotide guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)]
Action mode
Extracellular GTP causes membrane depolarization and repolarization on a time scale comparable to that of the periodic whirling/backward swimming behavior. (ref. ID; 7424)
Test organisms
Protozoa; Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena thermophila (ref. ID; 7337)
[Nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT)]
Test organisms
Protozoa; Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 7337)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena thermophila (ref. ID; 7337)
[Thapsigargin] CAS[67526-95-8] UN2811
Chemical formula
C34H50O12
Action mode
Inhibitors of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -dependent ATPase calcium pump. (ref. ID; 7424)
Test organisms
Protozoa: Paramecium tetraurelia (ref. ID; 7424)