Metabolism and disposition of 1,4,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo p-dioxin in rats

Autor: C. Wiener, Janice K. Huwe, Gerald L. Larsen, Vernon J. Feil
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Chemosphere. 37:1885-1893
ISSN: 0045-6535
Popis: Metabolism studies of 1,4,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo p -dioxin (TCDD), a relatively nontoxic dioxin congener, were undertaken to gain a better understanding of mammalian metabolism of dioxins without the problems associated with the use of the most toxic congener, 2,3,7,8-TCDD. 14 C-1,4,7,8-TCDD was dosed to conventional and bile-cannulated rats at a level of 8 mg/kg. The 14 C was excreted almost entirely in 72 hours with the major routes of excretion feces and bile. Metabolites were identified from the feces, bile, and urine by GC-MS or negative ion FAB MS and 1 H NMR. The two major fecal metabolites were hydroxylated tetra- and triCDDs. Glucuronide and sulfate conjugates of these hydroxyl metabolites were found in the urine and bile. Minor metabolites included dichlorocatechol, dihydroxylated tetra- and triCDDs, and conjugates of these compounds.
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