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Title: Rat nasal tissue activation of benzo(a)pyrene and 2-aminoanthracene to mutagens in Salmonella typhimurium

Journal Article · · Environ. Manage.; (United States)

Cytochrome P-450-dependent monooxygenase activity has been measured in the nasal turbinates of dogs and rats. The capacity of male Fischer-344 rat nasal tissue to bioactiviate benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA) to mutagens in Salmonella typhimurium was investigated. 2-AA was mutagenic in strains TA98 and TA100 when nasal tissue S-9 was utilized as the activation enzyme system and BaP was mutagenic in strain TA100. At all doses and protein concentrations tested, 2-AA displayed nearly 500-1000 times greater bacterial mutagenicity than BaP. In strain TA-100, nasal tissue S-9 was approximately twice as active toward 2-AA as lung S-9 and 75% as active as liver S-9. Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity was detected in rat nasal tissue when /sup 14/C-BaP was used as a substrate. Rat nasal tissue metabolized BaP to several oxidized metabolites which included dihydrodiols, quinones, and phenols. 3-Hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene and BaP-3,6-quinone were the major metabolites detected (150 pmoles/mg protein/30 min). These results indicate that rat nasal tissue can metabolize promutagens to reactive species which may play an important role in xenobiotic-induced nasal tumors.

Research Organization:
Inhalation Toxicology Research Inst., Albuquerque, NM
OSTI ID:
5332523
Journal Information:
Environ. Manage.; (United States), Vol. 5:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English