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DNA-binding assay of methyl chloride.

Abstract
Fischer-344 rats and B6C3F1 mice of both sexes were exposed in closed chambers to 14C-labeled methyl chloride. Different clearance values from the gas phase of the system indicated that, based on body weight, mice metabolized the test compound much faster than rats. After isolation of DNA and nucleoproteins from liver and kidneys radioactivity was found in all macromolecular samples; this was ascribed to metabolic C1-incorporation. Radioactivity incorporation was particularly high in DNA of mouse kidneys, suggesting a high turnover to active C1 bodies (formaldehyde, formate) in this tissue. Analyses of DNA samples from kidneys of female and male mice showed neither 7-N-methylguanine nor O6-methylguanine. Hence, the formation of tumors in B6C3F1 mice exposed to high concentrations of methyl chloride is not based on methylation of DNA in this tissue.
AuthorsH Peter, R J Laib, H Ottenwälder, H Topp, N Rupprich, H M Bolt
JournalArchives of toxicology (Arch Toxicol) Vol. 57 Issue 2 Pg. 84-7 (Jun 1985) ISSN: 0340-5761 [Print] Germany
PMID4026576 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Nucleoproteins
  • Guanine
  • DNA
  • Methyl Chloride
Topics
  • Animals
  • DNA (metabolism)
  • Female
  • Guanine (metabolism)
  • Hydrolysis
  • Kidney (metabolism)
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Methyl Chloride (metabolism)
  • Methylation
  • Mice
  • Nucleoproteins (metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344
  • Sex Factors
  • Species Specificity

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