title: Oxidative metabolism of 7-methoxy-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan (R 7000) by the microsomal system isolated from 3-methylcholanthrene-induced rat liver.
abstract: The metabolism of 7-methoxy-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan and the subsequent binding to DNA, under aerobic conditions, were investigated using liver microsomes of both untreated rats and rats pre-treated with 3-methylcholanthrene [3-MC]. The metabolites were analyzed by HPLC. The following compounds: 7-hydroxy-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]-furan-6,9-dione; 6,7-dihydro-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan; 7-hydroxy-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan and 6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan have been identified by their UV-visible, mass spectra, NMR spectra and by comparison to an authentic reference sample. Qualitative and quantitative metabolic charts involving only ring oxidation have been established.
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie (Section de Physique et Chimie), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strapélias
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lhoste
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Royer
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Buisson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duquesne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008748:Methylcholanthrene / Q000494:pharmacology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D009581:Nitrofurans / Q000378:metabolism*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012995:Solubility; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D009581:Nitrofurans; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; C030911:2-nitro-7-methoxynaphtho(2-1b)furan; D010634:Phenobarbital