title: [Metabolic activation of benzo(a)pyrene by human amniotic fluid].
abstract: The in vitro activation of benzo(a)pyrene was studied in amniotic fluid from ten 4-month pregnant women. Benzo(a)pyrene monooxygenase and epoxide hydrolase activities were in the same range in amniotic fluid as in human liver. Glutathione epoxide transferase activity was markedly lower than in hepatocytes. Human amniotic fluid also catalyzed the formation of hydrocarbon metabolites mutagenic to Salmonella typhimurium TA98 (Ames system). Profiles of amniotic fluid aromatic hydrocarbons from non smokers exhibited low benzo(a)pyrene concentration (less than 0.1 ng/ml).
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000378:metabolism*; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D001711:Biotransformation; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second
chemical_list: D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases; D005978:Glutathione
vernacular_title: Activation métabolique du benzo(a)pyrène par le liquide amniotique humain.