| Literature DB >> 7022187 |
R M Putzrath, D Langley, E Eisenstadt.
Abstract
Mutagenic activity in smokers' urine which had been concentrated by XAD-2 resin can be separated from approximately 90% of the non-mutagenic material by CH2Cl2 extraction. This extract appears to be stable for 3 months at -20 degrees C. High performance liquid chromatography analysis of the CH2Cl2 extract showed multiple mutagenic non-polar fractions which were better activated by rat liver homogenates prepared from 3-methylcholanthrene treated rats than from rats treated with phenobarbital. Mutagenic activity in smokers' urine was extractable by acid, but not by base. The mutagens in smokers' urine appear to be a complex mixture of relatively non-polar chemicals.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7022187 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(81)90025-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433