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Title: Metabolism of benzo(c)chrysene by rat liver enzymes

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6175341

Metabolism of the weak carcinogen benzo(c)chrysene by microsomes and by a purified system reconstituted with cytochrome P-450c and epoxide hydrolase has been examined. With microsomes from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rats, the hydrocarbon is metabolized at a rate of 6.9 nmoles/min/nmole of cytochrome P-450 as compared to 0.86 for control and 0.65 for phenobarbital-treated rats. Dihydrodiols are the major metabolites, accounting for 50-70% of the total metabolism. The K-region 7,8-dihydrodiol is the principal metabolite while the benzo-ring 1,2- and 9,10 dihydrodiols, precursors to potentially tumorigenic bay-region epoxides are formed in much smaller amounts. The bay-region 3,4-dihydrodiol accounts for 10% of the total metabolites, except in the case of the reconstituted system. The K-region 7,8-dihydrodiol and the benzo-ring 1,2- and 9,10-dihydrodiols are formed with highest enantiomeric purity by microsomes from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rats. In the case of the K-region dihydrodiol, the (7S,8S)-enantiomer predominates, however in the benzo-ring dihydrodiols it is the (R,R)-enantiomer which predominates in all three microsomal preparations. Phenols at the 3-, 4- and 9-positions account for the balance of the metabolites.

Research Organization:
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
OSTI ID:
6175341
Report Number(s):
CONF-870644-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 46:6; Conference: 78. annual meeting of the American Society of Biological Chemists conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 7 Jun 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English