title: The effect of diet on aflatoxin B1 binding to hepatic macromolecules in rats.
abstract: Fischer 344 rats were fed a low-fat high carbohydrate diet (HC), an isocaloric fat-containing diet (IC), a hypercaloric fat-containing diet (HF) or rat chow. Covalent binding of AFB1 to liver DNA, RNA and total proteins was investigated in a 24 hour period following administration of a single intraperitoneal dose of AFB1 (1 mg/kg body weight). AFB1 binding to nucleic acids was greatest in the HC and was generally significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the HF, IC and rats fed chow. The results suggest that fat decreases hepatic macromolecular adduct formation by inhibiting activation of AFB1 to the epoxide or by enhancing the activity of detoxification pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical Veterinary Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Nyathi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hasler
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Obwolo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sallmann
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D016604:Aflatoxin B1