Xenobiotica p. 573 - 582 (1999)
Update date:2022-08-11
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Riedel, Jens
Birner, Gerhard
Van Dorp, Corinne
Neumann, Hans-Guenter
Dekant, Wolfgang
1. Musk xylene (1-tert-butyl-3,5-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) is used as a fragrance component in toiletries, detergents and skin care products. Musk xylene is widely distributed in the environment and has been identified as a persistent contaminant in fish and in mothers' milk. Experimental data in man indicate a slow elimination of musk xylene and a potential for accumulation. Nitroarenes may be biotransformed to the respective amines. Some aromatic amines are known to be tumorigenic in animals and in man. Quantitation of the binding of those aromatic amines to haemoglobin has been proposed as a biomarker of internal exposure. 2. To determine bioavailability, metabolic reduction and haemoglobin binding of musk xylene in man, we investigated the presence of musk xylene metabolites bound to haemoglobin in blood samples from rat and from 10 human volunteers not knowingly exposed to musk xylene. 3. Haemoglobin from the blood samples was isolated, and bound metabolites were liberated as amines by alkaline hydrolysis. In haemoglobin samples from all individuals, 1-tert-butyl-3,5-dimethyl-4-amino-2,6-dinitrobenzene and, after chemical derivatization, the corresponding N-perfluoropropyl amide were identified by GC/MS using electron-impact and electron-capture mass spectrometry. 4. The amounts of 1-tert-butyl-3,5-dimethyl-4-amino-2,6-dinitrobenzene bound to haemoglobin in the human blood samples ranged from 13 to 46 fmol/mg haemoglobin. 5. These data demonstrate that musk xylene is bioavailable in man. The use of haemoglobin binding as a biomarker for nitromusk exposure in the general population warrants further studies.
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