Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a synthetic chemical consisting of eight isomers. Only four of these isomers—α-HCH, β-HCH, γ-HCH, and δ-HCH—are of commercial significance. γ-HCH, commonly referred to as lindane, is used as seed treatment for barley, corn, oats, rye, sorghum, and wheat. It is also used in very small quantities as a prescription medication for the treatment of scabies and head lic...

Concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers (alpha, beta, and gamma) and enantiomer fractions (EFs) of alpha-HCH were determined in the Northwater Polynya Arctic marine food web. Relative food web structure was established using trophic level models based on organic delta 15N values. Concentrations of HCH in the samples collected, including water, sediment, benthic invertebrates (four...

Hexachlorocyclohexane or the abbreviation HCH is identified as a monocyclic chlorinated hydrocarbon. HCH was discovered in 1825by Faraday, who just had discovered benzene. By reacting benzene with chlorine in bright sunlight, formation of HCH was observed. Neither Faraday nor the Dutch chemist Van der Linden, who in 1912 isolated the pure -isomer from a HCH mixture, realized the insecticidal p...

Recent studies have shown Y chromosome microdeletions associated with male infertility. The factors responsible for Y chromosome microdeletions in spermatozoa remain unresolved. However, the environmental pollutants are known to damage DNA in differentiating and maturing germ cells in the male reproductive tract. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of seminal hexachl...

The concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in the sediments from Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. The results showed that the total concentrations of four hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers (α-HCH, β-HCH, γ-HCH, δ-HCH), three dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) homologs and their metabolit...

Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A is able to degrade the alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It contains the genes linA, linB, linC, linD, linE, and linR, which have been implicated in HCH degradation. In this study, dynamic expression of the lin genes was measured in chemostat-grown S. paucimobilis B90A by RNA dot blot hybridization and real-time reverse trans...

The study was designed to investigate the role of hepatic metabolic activity on body burden of HCH residue. Male albino rats were orally administered 0, 5, and 10 mg/kg HCH for 90 days, followed by either sodium phenobarbital or carbon tetrachloride treatment for 0, 15 and 30 days after withdrawal of their respective HCH administration. The liver weight was significantly increased at 30 days af...

Background: This research aimed to assess the effect of kombucha tea on reducing cholesterol (HCH) uptake and ameliorating biochemical and physiological side effects of high cholesterol diets.  Objectives: The aim of this research was evaluate the effectiveness of Kombucha tea in reducing cholesterol uptake as well as pathological and immunological side effects  from high cholesterol diets in ...