Abstract
The feasibility of monitoring doses of 4-aminobiphenyl (ABP) via adduction to hemoglobin was investigated. Rats dosed with ABP (from 0.5 μ gkg to 5 mg/kg) formed a stable covalent hemoglobin:ABP adduct. Approximately 5% of a single dose was bound as hemogtobin:ABP; chronic closing led to an accumulation of the adduct to a level 30 times greater than that found after a single dose. Facile in vitro hydrolysis of the adduct regenerated ABP, allowing detection at the sub-ng level. Human hemoglobin was also readily adducted, using N-hydroxy-ABP in vitro. The predominant site of adduction appeared to be the cysteine residue in hemoglobin. The use of such adducts as dosimeters for arylamine exposures in humans is discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4254-4259 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cancer Research |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1984 |