| Literature DB >> 109189 |
T J Slaga, G L Gleason, J DiGiovanni, K B Sukumaran, R G Harvey.
Abstract
The abilities of the racemic trans-3,4-, 5,6-, and 8,9-dihydrodiols of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene to initiate skin tumors in mice were determined by using a two-stage system of tumorigenesis. The 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene trans-3,4-dihydrodiol was found to be much more active as a tumor initiator than the parent hydrocarbon. The 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene trans-5,6- and 8,9-dihydrodiols were essentially inactive as skin tumor initiators. Our results suggest that the 3,4-dihydrodiol of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene is a proximal carcinogen and that the "bay region" diol-epoxide may be the ultimate carcinogenic form of DMBA.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 109189
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Res ISSN: 0008-5472 Impact factor: 12.701