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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 7, 1977 - Issue 1-2
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Research Article

Metabolic Fate of N-n-Butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine and its Analogues: Selective Induction of Urinary Bladder Tumours in the Rat

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Pages 11-24 | Received 03 Jun 1976, Published online: 22 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

1. The metabolic fates of N-n-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) and N, N-di-n-butylnitrosamine (DBN) were investigated in the rat and other animal species, to elucidate a possible relationship between metabolism and organotropic carcinogencity to the urinary bladder of these N-nitrosamines.

2. The principal urinary metabolite of BBN as well as of DBN in the rat was N-n-butyl-N-(3-carboxypropyl)nitrosamine (BCPN), which was demonstrated to be the active form of these compounds as bladder carcinogen. The species difference in response to BBN or DBN is discussed on the basis of the urinary excretion rate of BCPN.

3. Metabolism in vivo and carcinogenicity of a number of BBN analogues were investigated in the rat and a general scheme for biotransformation of N-alkyl-N-(hydroxyalkyl)nitrosamines is given.

4. A possible correlation of structure and metabolism with organotropic carcinogenicity of BBN analogues is discussed, with special reference to selective induction of bladder tumours.

5. A clear demonstration of overlapping carcinogenic and mutagenic activities is presented for BBN, DBN and related compounds.

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