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The use of protein adducts of benzo(a)pyrene for exposure assessment

Conference · · Preprints of Papers Presented at National Meeting, Division of Water, Air and Waste Chemistry, American Chemical Society; (USA)
OSTI ID:7164552
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  1. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA)

The present study was designed to quantitate B(a) adducts formed not only with globin but also with other blood proteins (albumin, {gamma}-globulins and red cell membrane) and correlate with the level of B(a)P-DNA adducts formed in liver, lung, stomach and kidney. Benzo(a)pyrene 30 mg/kg (or) 1 mg/mouse, containing 300 {mu}Ci of (H{sup 3}) BP in 0.2 ml dimethylsulfoxide, was administered orally to 10 to 12 week old male B{sub 6}C{sub 3}F{sub 1} mice and sacrificed after 8, 24, 36, 48 and 96 hours, at which time the B(a)P bound to blood proteins and tissue DNA was determined. The levels of protein and DNA adducts of B(a)P metabolites are presented. The adduct formation with albumin, {gamma}-globulin and globin appears to reach a maximum by 24 hours and showed a subsequent decline throughout the study period. On the other hand, the binding with red cell membranes reached its maximum by 8h and showed a steady decline up to 96h; whereas the B(a)P-DNA adducts formed in the liver, kidney and lung reached the maximum between 36-48h. The DNA adducts in the stomach reached its optimum level by 24h. The level of DNA binding following oral administration was shown to be highest in the stomach, followed by liver, lung and kidney.

OSTI ID:
7164552
Report Number(s):
CONF-8909236--
Journal Information:
Preprints of Papers Presented at National Meeting, Division of Water, Air and Waste Chemistry, American Chemical Society; (USA), Journal Name: Preprints of Papers Presented at National Meeting, Division of Water, Air and Waste Chemistry, American Chemical Society; (USA) Vol. 28:2; ISSN 0099-7293; ISSN ACWCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English