title: Biooxidation of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in rat subcutaneous tissue.
abstract: The present study demonstrates the biooxidation of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene to the corresponding hydroxyalkyl metabolites, 7-hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene, 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz[a]anthracene, and 7,12-dihydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene in the dorsal subcutaneous tissue of the rat, in vivo, a tissue highly susceptible to the carcinogenic action of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40536.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Flesher
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene