title: Comparative metabolism and DNA binding of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene and its weakly carcinogenic 5-fluoro analog.
abstract: Cultured Syrian hamster embryo cells readily convert both the carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA), and its weakly carcinogenic analogue, 5-fluoro-7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (5F-DMBA), to water soluble metabolites. DMBA, however, binds to the hamster cell DNA at least 2.8-3.0 times more extensively than 5F-DMBA. Likewise, 5F-DMBA is converted to water soluble metabolites by liver microsomal preparations at a rate equal to DMBA, but the latter compound binds to DNA 2.6-3.2 times more effectively.
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D004247:DNA