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Fungal oxidation of (+/-)-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene: formation of diastereomeric benzo[a]pyrene 9,10-diol 7,8-epoxides.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6933504     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans oxidized (+/-) trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[a]-pyrene to a complex mixture of metabolites which were detected by high-pressure liquid chromatography. Two of the metabolites were identified as (+/-)7 beta, 8 alpha, 9 alpha, 10 beta-tetrahydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene and (+/-)-7 beta,8 alpha,9 beta,10 alpha-tetrahydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene. A third product gave absorption and mass spectra consistent with a diol-epoxide structure. Hydrolysis of this compound gave (+/-)-7 beta, 8 alpha, 9 beta, 10 alpha-tetrahydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene as the major identifiable product with a minor unidentified tetraol. Synthetic (+/-)-9 alpha, 10 beta-dihydroxy-7 beta, 8 beta-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene gave the same hydrolysis products and had the same retention time on high-pressure liquid chromatography as did the fungal metabolite. The trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene recovered at the end of the experiment showed no optical activity, indicating that both enantiomers were metabolized by the fungus. the results suggest that C. elegans oxidizes (+/-)-trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene to diastereomeric benzo[a]pyrene 9,10-diol 7,8-epoxides.
Authors:
C E Cerniglia; D T Gibson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1980 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-01-26     Completed Date:  1981-01-26     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4554-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Benzopyrenes / metabolism*
Biotransformation
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Epoxy Compounds
Mucorales / metabolism*
Oxidation-Reduction
Stereoisomerism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA 19078/CA/NCI NIH HHS; T32 CA 09182/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Benzopyrenes; 0/Epoxy Compounds
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