Specificity of chemiluminescence in the metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene to its carcinogenic diol epoxide
The metabolism of 7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene results primarily in the ultimate carcinogenic metabolite of benzo(a)pyrene, 7,8-dihydroxy-9,10-oxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene and to a lesser extent 7,8-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxetane-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene, from which chemiluminescence is observed. This specific microsomal chemiluminescence has been used to establish that the rate-limiting reaction in the metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene to the bay region diol epoxide is the production of the 7,8-diol. The microsome-mediated chemiluminescence of the parent benzo(a)pyrene is therefore an indicator of the activity of the specific sequence of metabolic reactions leading to the ultimate carcinogenic metabolite.
- Research Organization:
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 6503517
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States) Vol. 78:2; ISSN PNASA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
ANIMALS
AROMATICS
BENZOPYRENE
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
BODY
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CHEMILUMINESCENCE
CONDENSED AROMATICS
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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