/sup 13/C NMR spectroscopy in the analysis of conjugate metabolites in the bile of fish exposed to petroleum

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Chemosphere; (United States)

OSTI ID:5414709

Hellou, J; Banoub, J H; Payne, J F

The first natural abundance /sup 13/C NMR investigation of a complex mixture of conjugate metabolites obtained from the gall bladder bile of fish exposed to hydrocarbons is presented. Cunners were exposed to water accommodated No. 2 fuel oil containing about 68% saturates and 22% aromatics. Spectral analysis indicated that the hydrocarbon derivatives were present predominantly as ..beta..-glucuronides, with the oxygen at carbon-1 of glucuronic acid preferentially attached to an aliphatic carbon. The conjugate metabolites were enriched in aromatic-type carbons when compared to the fuel oil or the aromatic fraction of oil.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, Newfoundland
• OSTI ID: 5414709
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Vol. 15:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BILE
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NMR SPECTRA
BILIARY TRACT
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