Search results for "ANTHRACENE"

Chronic exposure to a GSM-like signal (mobile phone) does not stimulate the development of DMBA-induced mammary tumors in rats: results of three cons…

2002

Certain epidemiological and experimental studies raised concerns about the safety of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields because of a possible increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma. In this study, an RF field used in mobile telecommunication was tested using 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumors in female Sprague-Dawley rats as a model for human breast cancer. Three experiments were carried out under strictly standardized conditions and were started on the same day of three consecutive years. The field consisted of a GSM-like signal (900 MHz pulsed at 217 Hz, pulse width 577 micros) of relatively low power flux density (100 microW/cm(2) +/- 3 dB) and was appl…

Metabolism of Phenanthrene, Benz[a]anthracene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Chrysene and Benzo[c]phenanthrene by Eight cDNA-expressed Human and Rat Cytochromes P4…

1996

Abstract Phenanthrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[c]phenanthrene, and benzo[a]pyrene have been studied for their regiospecific oxidation by five human (1A1, 1A2, 2A6, 2E1, 3A4) and three rat (1A1, 1A2, 2B1) CYP isoforms. All substrates are preferentially metabolized by CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 in human and rat. Other isoforms play a minor role if at all. Significant differences between human and rat CYP isoforms can be recognized with regard to the regiospecific oxidation of PAH. For instance, K-region oxidation is more pronounced in rat than in human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2. Hence, extrapolation from metabolism studies in rodents to human may be limited.

Application of Dopant-Assisted Atmospheric Pressure Photoionisation HPLC–MS Method for the Sensitive Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon…

2017

Multiple food research studies have shown that the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) are frequently found in processed cocoa products and chocolate. In a present study a method based on dopant-assisted atmospheric pressure photoionisation (DA-APPI) combined with a liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometer (HPLC-HRMS) for high-sensitivity analysis of four EU marker PAHs in dark chocolate samples was developed and fully validated according to the performance criteria set in EU guidelines. PAHs detection was achieved by HRMS in positive electrospray ionization mode with toluene used as a dopant to enhance the ionization efficiency of non-polar PAHs. The on-column instrument …

Quinone reduction and redox cycling catalysed by purified rat liver dihydrodiol/3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.

1992

A highly active preparation of rat liver dihydrodiol/3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was obtained using a newly developed, rapid purification scheme involving affinity chromatography on Red Sepharose. Depending on the coenzyme present, the purified enzyme was found to catalyse the oxidation of dihydrodiols and steroids or the reduction of substrates with carbonyl or quinone moieties. Using a wide range of synthetic quinones derived from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), we observed a pronounced regioselectivity of the quinone reductase activity. Good substrates were the o-quinones of phenanthrene, benz(a)anthracene, chrysene and benzo(a)pyrene with the quinonoid moiety in the K-…

Glutathione Transferase A1-1 Catalyzed Conjugation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Diol-Epoxides with Glutathione

1996

Abstract The glutathione transferase A1-1 (GSTA1-1) isoenzyme catalyzes the formation of GSH-conjugates of the isomeric bay-region diol-epoxides (DEs) of trans-1,2-dihydroxy-3,4-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrochrysene (CDE) and trans-3,4-dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrodibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBADE) as well as the isomeric fjord-region DEs trans-3,4-dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[c]phenanthrene (BPhDE) and trans-9,10-dihydroxy-11,12-epoxy-9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-benzo[c]chrysene (BCDE) although with an approx. 20-fold variation in catalytic efficiency. With the anti-diastereomers and the syn-diastereomers of BPhDE and BCDE, GSTA1-1 demonstrated a significant preference for the enan…

Conformational analysis of methyl-substituted 9,10-dihydroanthracenes

2005

The amount of the ring puckering in methyl-substituted 9,10- dihydroanthracene was theoretically determined through DFT calculations. Theoretical calculations allowed to obtain the geometrical structures and energetic data on the different considered isomers.

The Unusual Photochemistry of Dendrimers with an Anthracene Core

2000

Anthrylmethylamine functionalised mesoporous silica-based materials as hybrid fluorescent chemosensors for ATP

2005

A number of functionalised mesoporous solids containing anchored anthrylmethylamine groups have been prepared using different co-hydrolysis or grafting synthetic routes. The solids have been characterised using standard solid-state techniques. Solids with a low loading of the anthrylmethylamine probe show typical well defined and structured emission bands centred at ca. 415 nm. Addition of ATP to suspensions of these solids at pH 2.8 resulted in a quenching of the anthracene emission. These solids showed a cooperative effect that resulted in quite a remarkable improvement in ATP response with respect to the free anthrylmethylamine probe in solution. Certain prepared solids showed a remarkab…

The use of anthracene as a model compound in a comparative study of hydrous pyrolysis methods for industrial waste remediation

2011

Author's version of an article published in Chemosphere, 84 (4), 403-408. Also available from the publisher: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.061 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are very stable compounds and tend to bioaccumulate in the environment due to their high degree of conjugation and aromaticity. Hydrous pyrolysis is explored as a technique for the treatment of industrial water containing PAH, using anthracene as a model compound. The reactivity of anthracene under a range of temperatures and durations are studied in this paper. Aliquots of 1.0-10.0mg of anthracene in a range of 1.0-5.0 mL of H(2)O are subjected to hydrous pyrolysis under varied conditions of tempera…

Epoxides derived from various polycyclic hydrocarbons as substrates of homogeneous and microsome-bound epoxide hydratase. A general assay and kinetic…

1976

A general assay for epoxide hydratase using epoxides derived from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as substrates is described. Addition of dimethylsulphoxide to the incubation mixture after incubation allowed unreacted epoxide and its phenolic by-product to be extracted into light petroleum whilst the product dihydrodiol remained in the aqueous phase. The product was then extracted into ethyl acetate and estimated radiochemically. This assay gave low extraction blanks (0.8-3.8%) when six K-region epoxides of polycyclic hydrocarbons were used, with high recoveries of the corresponding dihydrodiol in the ethyl acetate phase (65-89%). Radiochromatograms demonstrated that all the radioactivity …