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Metabolism of Benzo(a)pyrene by Guinea Pig Pancreatic Microsomes

The School of Public Health, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60680

The in vitro microsomal metabolism of the strain 13 guinea pig pancreas was in vestigated by determining the benzo(a)pyrene (BP) hydroxylase activity in the 9000 x g supernatant and microsomal pellet. BP hydroxylase activity in both the 9000 x g supernatant and microsomal pellet of the pancreas was less than 1% of the activity in the respective liver fractions. However, pretreatment of animals with methylcholanthrene or BP at 20 mg/kg, for either 1 day or 3 consecutive days, markedly enhanced the BP hydroxylase activity of pancreatic microsomes over that of controls; the induction in the liver microsomes was less than 2-fold over that of controls. The hydroxylation of BP by pancreatic microsomes was linear with time over a 30-min period, with the rate of hydroxylation dependent on both the enzyme and substrate concentrations.

Received 4/20/76. Accepted 12/28/76.

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