title: Analysis of 4-aminobiphenyl-DNA adducts in human urinary bladder and lung by alkaline hydrolysis and negative ion gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: Analysis of carcinogen-DNA adducts has been regarded as a useful means of assessing human exposure to chemical carcinogens. We have established a method for quantitation of 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP)-DNA adducts by alkaline hydrolysis and gas chromatography with negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry (GC-NICI-MS). Aliquots of DNA (typically 100 micrograms/ml) were spiked with an internal standard, d9-4-ABP, and were hydrolyzed in 0.05 N NaOH at 130 degrees C overnight. The liberated 4-ABP was extracted with hexane and derivatized using pentafluoropropionic anhydride in trimethylamine for 30 min at room temperature prior to GC-NICI-MS. With in vitro [3H]N-hydroxy-4-ABP modified DNA standards, we observed 59 +/- 7% (n = 9) recovery of the 4-ABP and a linear correlation between hydrolyzed 4-ABP and the adduct levels ranging from about 1 in 10(8) to 1 in 10(4) nucleotides (r = 0.999, n = 9). The method was further validated by comparison of the results with that obtained by the 32P-postlabeling method. There was excellent agreement (r = 0.994, p < 0.001) between the two methods for quantitation of the adduct in eight samples of Salmonella typhimurium DNA treated with 4-ABP and rat liver S9, although the 32P-postlabeling method gave slightly higher values. The DNA adducts in 11 human lung and 8 urinary bladder mucosa specimens were then determined by our GC-NICI-MS method. The adduct levels were found to be < 0.32 to 49.5 adducts per 10(8) nucleotides in the lungs and < 0.32 to 3.94 adducts per 10(8) nucleotides in the bladder samples.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malaveille
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friesen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bartsch
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Kadlubar
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies; D000611:Aminobiphenyl Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D000611:Aminobiphenyl Compounds; D002273:Carcinogens; D018736:DNA Adducts; C006757:4-biphenylamine