METHODS FOR AROMATIC AND HETEROCYCLIC AMINE CARCINOGEN-DNA ADDUCT ANALYSIS BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY

Author： Neale Jason Smith Ned Pierce William Hein David

Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN： 1040-6638

Source： Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Vol.28, Iss.4-5, 2008-08, pp. : 402-417

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Abstract

Xenobiotic-DNA adducts are used as biomarkers to assess the genotoxic effects of carcinogens. Rats were dosed with 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP), 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx), or 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP). DNA was isolated from the colons of vehicle and carcinogen-treated rats and digested using different nucleases and alkaline phosphatase. Deoxyribonucleoside adducts were quantified by capillary liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) using isotope dilution methods with deuterated internal standards. Major adducts were those bound to the C8 position of deoxyguanosine. 3'- and 5'- Exonucleases were the most efficient nucleases at isolating dG-C8-ABP adducts. However, bulky adducts such as dG-C8-MeIQx and dG-C8-PhIP were better isolated using nuclease P1 rather than a combination of micrococcal nuclease and spleen phosphodiesterase. The use of DNase I enhanced the detection of all three adducts. We describe LC-MS/MS methods for DNA adduct detection and support the testing of different nucleases that increase DNA digestion efficiency and make available more DNA adducts for detection.