Identification of the mutagenic metabolites of fluoranthene, 2-methylfluoranthene, and 3-methylfluoranthene

Edmond J. Lavoie, Stephen S. Hecht, Victoria Bedenko, Dietrich Hoffmann

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Abstract

The metabolites of fluoranthene, 2-methylfluoranthene, and 3-methylfluoranthene obtained upon incubation with liver homogenate from Aroclor pretreated rats were assayed for mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium TA100. The mutagenic metabolites of fluoranthene and 2-methylfluoranthene were identified as 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxyfluoranthene and 4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxy-2-methylfluoranthene, respectively. In contrast to these results, the major proximate mutagen detected among the in vitro metabolites of 3-methylfluoranthene was 3-hydroxymethylfluoranthene. Comparison of the mutagenic potential of 2-hydroxymethylfluor-anthene demonstrated that the latter was a more powerful mutagen. Quantitative analyses of the metabolites of fluoranthene with that of 3-hydroxymethylfluoranthene demonstrated that the latter was a more powerful mutagen. Quantitative analyses of the metabolites of fluoranthene, 2-methylfluoranthene, and 3-methylfluoranthene indicated that similar amounts of dihydrodiols were formed. 4,5-Dihydro-4,5-dihydoxy-3-methylfluoranthene, however, was not found to be a potent mutagenic metabolite. These data suggest that the activation pathway to ultimate mutagens may differ for 2- and 3-methylfluoranthene.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)841-846
Number of pages6
JournalCarcinogenesis
Volume3
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982

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