Abstract
Excretion of mercapturic acids in the urine is indicative of the formation of electrophiles in the metabolism of xenobiotics. The determination of these mercapturic acids thus may be a useful method to estimate the exposure. We identified the nephrotoxic and mutagenic mercapturic acids N-acetyl-S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L- cysteine and N-acetyl-S-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine in the urine of workers exposed to 1,1,2-trichloroethene. A method to quantify these mercapturic acids by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-selected ion monitoring was developed and appreciable amounts (2.8-3.8 mumole/L were found in human urine samples. Because deacetylation determines notably the amount of the excreted mercapturic acids, the formation of the resulting cysteine S-conjugates was comparably measured in subcellular fractions of rodent and human kidneys; significant species differences in acylase activity were found. The formation of mutagenic and nephrotoxic metabolites during 1,1,2-trichloroethene metabolism mandates a revision of the risk assessment of trichloroethene exposure.
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