title: Biomonitoring of heterocyclic aromatic amine metabolites in human urine.
abstract: Human exposure to heterocyclic aromatic amines such as MeIQx (2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline) may be monitored by measuring the levels of the heterocyclic aromatic amine in urine. In order to investigate the contribution of N-oxidation to the metabolism of MeIQx in vivo, we developed a biomonitoring procedure for the analysis and quantification of the N2-glucuronide conjugate of 2-hydroxyamino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline in human urine. Subjects (n = 66) in the dietary study ingested a uniform diet of cooked meat containing known amounts of MeIQx, and urine was collected after consumption of the test meal. A method based on solid-phase extraction and immunoaffinity separation was used to isolate N2-(beta-1-glucosiduronyl)-2-hydroxyamino-3,8-dimethylimidazo++ +[4,5-f]quinoxaline and its stable isotope-labeled internal standard from urine. The isolated conjugate was converted to the deaminated product 2-hydroxy-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline by treatment with acetic acid under moderate heating. 2-Hydroxy-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline and the [2H3]methyl analog were derivatized to form the corresponding 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl ether derivatives and quantified by capillary gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry employing selected ion monitoring procedures. The amounts of N2-(beta-1-glucosiduronyl)-2-hydroxyamino-3,8-dimethylimidazo++ +[4,5-f]quinoxaline recovered in urine collected 0-12 h after the test meal accounted for 2.2-17.1% of the ingested dose, with a median value of 9.5%. The variability in the proportion of the dose excreted among the subjects may be reflective of several factors, including interindividual variation in the enzymic activity of CYP1A2 and/or conjugation reactions of the N-hydroxylamine metabolite with N-glucuronosyltransferase(s).
authors.affiliation: Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stillwell
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Turesky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Skipper
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Tannenbaum
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009153:Mutagens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000652:urine*; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009153:Mutagens; D011810:Quinoxalines; C036990:2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo(4,5-f)quinoxaline