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Cytochrome P-450-catalyzed stereoselective epoxidation at the K region of benz[a]anthracene and benzo[a]pyrene

1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 240; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0003-9861(85)90061-x

1096-0384

Shen K. Yang, Pei‐Lu Chiu,

Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

The enantiomers of K-region benz[a]anthracene (BA) 5,6-epoxide and benzo[a]pyrene (BP) 4,5-epoxide were resolved by chiral stationary-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (CSP-HPLC). The K-region epoxides formed in the metabolism of BA by liver microsomes from untreated (control), phenobarbital (PB)-treated, and 3-methylcholanthrene (MC)-treated male Sprague-Dawley rats were determined by CSP-HPLC to have a 5R,6S/5S,6R enantiomer ratio of 25:75, 21:79, and 4:96, respectively. The K-region 4,5-epoxide formed in the metabolism of BP by the same rat liver microsomal preparations contained a 4R,5S/4S,5R enantiomer ratio of 48:52 (control), 40:60 (PB), and 5:95 (MC), respectively. The results indicate that various cytochrome P-450 isozymes of rat liver exhibit different stereoselective properties in catalyzing the epoxidation reactions at the K region of BA and of BP.