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Bioactivation of the Proximal Food Mutagen 2-Hydroxyamino-1-Methyl-6- Phenylimidazo[4,5-B]Pyridine (N-OH-PhIP) to DNA-Binding Species by Human Mammary Gland Enzymes

We have investigated phase II activation of the food-derived mutagen 2- hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenyl[4,5-b]pyridine (N-OH-PhIP) by cytosolic acetyltransferase, sulfotransferase, and tRNA synthetase/kinase enzymes from human breast tissue. Cytosol from homogenates of mammary gland tissue obtained from breast-reduction surgery or mastectomy was incubated with and without enzyme-specific cofactors, and mutagen binding to calf thymus DNA was quantified by 32P-postlabeling. In addition, microsomal fractions of mammary epithelial cells from some individuals were examined for prostaglandin H synthetase activation of N-OH-PhIP. Our results show that all four enzymes can participate in activating N-OH-PhIP, thus inducing PhIP-DNA adduct formation in human mammary cells. However, not all individuals exhibited all these activities; instead each individual showed a combination of one or more activation pathways. The present findings demonstrate that the human mammary gland has the capacity to metabolically activate a dietary mutagen by several enzyme systems, including acetyltransferase, sulfotransferase, tRNA synthetase/kinase, and prostaglandin hydroperoxidase catalysis.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-14783
Date01 September 1998
CreatorsDubuisson, Jeffrey G., Gaubatz, James W.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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