title: Benzo[a]pyrene metabolites: formation in rat liver cell-culture lines, binding to macromolecules, and mutagenesis in V79 hamster cells.
abstract: Benzo(a]pyrene was metabolized in liver cell lines derived from BC-IV and BD-IV rats which included several chemically-transformed lines (IAR-6-1; IAR-19; IAR-28), one spontaneous transformant (IAR-27) as well as one non-malignant line (IAR-20). Cultures were treated with tritiated benzo[a]pyrene over a 5-day period. The cells and medium were extracted with ethyl acetate and the distribution between organic-soluble and water-soluble metabolites determined. Organic-soluble metabolites consisting of dihydrodiols, phenols and quinones were determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography, and macromolecular binding of BP to each cell line was measured over a 24-h period. Comparisons between binding and overall metabolism were not directly proportional in these liver cell lines. However, there was a positive correlation for benzo[a]pyrene mutagenesis in the V-79 hamster cell assay with 8-azaguanine as a marker when the cell lines with the highest (IAR-20) and lowest (IAR-27) metabolic competence were used as activating cell layers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D009153:Mutagens; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001580:Benzopyrenes; D009153:Mutagens; D011506:Proteins; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D004247:DNA