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Covalent Interaction of Synthetic Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones of Polychlorinated Biphenyls with DNA
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Covalent Interaction of Synthetic Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones of Polychlorinated Biphenyls with DNA

Jamal M. Arif, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Larry W. Robertson and Ramesh C. Gupta
PCBs, p.403
The University Press of Kentucky
02/05/2015

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Abstract

Commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are complete carcinogens in rodents; however, their initiating (DNA damaging) activity has not been conclusively demonstrated. In the present study, we reacted synthetic 2-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinones of 2-chloro- (2-CBQ), 3-chloro- (3-CBQ), 4-chloro- (4-CBQ), 3,4-dichloro- (3,4-CBQ) and 3,4,5-trichloro (3,4,5-CBQ) biphenylsin vitrowith calf thymus DNA at pH 5.0, 7.4 and 9.5 for 4 h at 37 °C. Analysis of 4-CBQ-derived DNA adducts by nuclease PI-version of ³²P-postlabeling showed a similar adduct pattern at all the pHs tested; the reactivity with DNA was in the following descending order: pH 5.0 > pH 9.5 >> pH 7.4. A similar observation
Genetic variation DNA damage Hydrocarbons Aromatic hydrocarbons Biology Population genetics Alcohols Reaction products Quinones Genetics Chemical properties Carbon compounds Cyclic compounds Molecular probes Adducts Cyclic hydrocarbons Hydroxyls Alkali metals Benzene derivatives Nucleic acids Chemical compounds Benzoquinones Genetic mutation Chemicals Chemistry Hydroquinones Reactivity Acids Sodium DNA Physical sciences Polychlorinated biphenyls Phenols Genetic research Biological sciences Nucleic acid probes DNA adducts Chemical elements Functional groups

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