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SUBMITTER: Yoo B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4735680 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160202
Ionic liquids (ILs) are salts that remain liquid down to low temperatures, and sometimes well below room temperature. ILs have been called "green solvents" because of their extraordinarily low vapor pressure and excellent solvation power, but ecotoxicology studies have shown that some ILs exhibit greater toxicity than traditional solvents. A fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for IL toxicity remains elusive. Here we show that one mode of IL toxicity on unicellular ...[more]