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Fluorescence line-narrowing spectrometry: Application to the study of benzo(a)pyrene metabolic pathways

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OSTI ID:6500299

The application of fluorescence line-narrowing spectrometry (FLNS) to the study of the pathways involved in the metabolic activation of the environmental contaminant and carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene is described. Fluorescence line-narrowed (FLN) spectra of benzo(a)pyrene, 6-methyl-benzo(a)pyrene, and a number of benzo(a)pyrene-nucleoside adducts are presented. The activation of benzo(a)pyrene (BP) to metabolites capable of binding to DNA in the in vitro horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed binding of BP to DNA, the DNA from mice exposed (in vivo) to BP, and the DNA from fish exposed (in vivo) to a number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including BP, is investigated by the analysis of the FLN spectra obtained from these samples. 65 refs., 22 figs., 4 tabs.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6500299
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1327; ON: DE89007609
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English