Formation of benzo[a]pyrene-3,6-quinol mono- and diglucuronides in rat liver microsomes

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Abstract

The formation of benzo[a]pyrene (BP)-3,6 quinol glucuronides in liver microsomes in the presence of UDP-glucuronic acid and NAD(P)H appears to occur by a sequence of three reactions: BP-3,6-quinone → BP-3,6 hydroquinone → BP-3,6-quinol monoglucuronide → BP-3,6-quinol diglucuronide. This conclusion is based on the following results. Incubations with [14C]BP-3,6-quinone or UDP-[14C]glucuronic acid and analysis of the samples by TLC established the existence and identity of the two BP-3,6-quinol glucuronides which exhibit different fluorescence spectra. The nature of the monoglucuronide, i.e., a quinol and not a semiquinone glucuronide, was suggested by the finding that the rate of diglucuronide formation was the same with or without NAD(P)H provided that a sufficient amount of monoglucuronide had been formed prior to oxidation of the nucleotides. Furthermore, BP-3,6-quinol monoglucuronides can serve as substrates in the formation of diglucuronides. The ratio between the decrease in monoglucuronides and the formation of diglucuronides was found to be close to 1, suggesting that the conversion of the monoglucuronide of BP-3,6-quinol to the diglucuronide is also catalyzed by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. However, great differences in the pattern of induction of mono- and diglucuronide formation indicate that two different UDP-glucuronosyltransferases are involved. The yield of BP-3,6-quinol glucuronides with NADH relative to NADPH and the increase in glucuronide formation observed in the presence of cytosolic DT-diaphorase (NAD(P)H-quinone oxidoreductase) are discussed with regards as to whether DT-diaphorase plays an important role as a BP-3,6-quinone reductase in the formation of BP-3,6-quinol glucuronides compared to other NAD(P)H-oxidizing flavoproteins.

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