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Teratogenicity of 3-hydroxynorvaline in chicken and mouse embryos

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3-Hydroxynorvaline (HNV; 2-amino-3-hydroxypentanoic acid), a microbial L-threonine analogue, is toxic to mammalian cells and displays antiviral properties. In view of this, we investigated the toxicity and/or potential teratogenicity of HNV in developing chicken and mouse embryos. HNV was administered to chicken embryos (in ovo; dose 75–300 μmole/egg; 48 h post-incubation) and pregnant Hanover NMRI mice (per os; total dose 900–1800 mg/kg body mass; gestation days 7–9). Control animals received sterile saline solutions. Harvested embryos (chicken embryos, 10 days post-incubation; mouse embryos; gestation day 18) were fixed in glutaraldehyde and stereomicroscopically inspected for signs of dysmorphogenesis. Body mass, body and toe length and mortality of chicken embryos, and the body mass and mortality of mouse embryos were recorded. HNV exposure significantly increased the incidence of embryotoxic (growth retardation, toxic mortality) and congenital defects in both chicken and mouse embryos. All the observed effects were dose-dependent. In conclusion, HNV is an embryotoxic and teratogenic compound, which caused significant developmental delay and congenital defects in developing chicken and mouse embryos.

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  1. Division of Biochemistry, School for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

    R. Louw & H. C. Potgieter

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Louw, R., Potgieter, H. & Vorster, W. Teratogenicity of 3-hydroxynorvaline in chicken and mouse embryos. Amino Acids 29, 207–212 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-005-0233-6

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