Aflatoxicol M1, a new metabolite of aflatoxicol

Xenobiotica. 1977 Jul;7(7):401-8. doi: 10.3109/00498257709035799.

Abstract

1. Using dog liver microsomal preparations, we have isolated and identified a new metabolite of aflatoxicol, aflatoxicol M1; this metabolic transformation is analogous to the conversion of aflatoxin B1 to aflatoxin M1. 2. Aflatoxicol M1 can also be produced from aflatoxin M1 by a reductase present in rabbit liver cytosol, a reaction analogous to the reduction of aflatoxin B1 to aflatoxicol. 3. In addition, aflatoxicol M1 can be oxidized to aflatoxin M1 by a carbon monoxide-insensitive dehydrogenase activity associated with human liver microsomes, a reaction analogous to the production of aflatoxin B1 from aflatoxicol by this fraction. 4. Ultra-violet, fluorescence, and mass spectral characteristics of aflatoxicol M1 are described. 5. The significance of this new aflatoxin metabolite and the possibility that it may be biologically active are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aflatoxins / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Cricetinae
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / ultrastructure
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mesocricetus
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Rabbits
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Subcellular Fractions / enzymology

Substances

  • Aflatoxins
  • Oxidoreductases