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Glucuronidation of Carcinogen Metabolites by Complementary DNA-expressed Uridine 5'-Diphosphate Glucuronosyltransferases¹

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University School of Medicine, Bedford Park South Australia, 5042 Australia [P. I. M., L. R.], and Faculty of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, 1479-1 Kanaji Kamigoricho, Akogun Hyogo 678-12, Japan [T. I.]

Five UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) were synthesized from complementary DNAs expressed in COS 7 cells and were tested for their capacities to glucuronidate a range of 2-acetylaminofluorene and benzo(a)pyrene-hydroxylated metabolites. Three forms, UGT1*06, UGT2B1, and UGT2B2 [names of UGT forms follow recommended nomenclature (B. B. Burchell et al., DNA Cell Biol., 10: 487–494, 1991)], had similar capacities to glucuronidate the reactive metabolite, N-hydroxy-2-acetylaminofluorene. The less reactive 1-, 3-, 5-, and 8-hydroxy derivatives of this aromatic amine were glucuronidated by UGT1*06 and UGT2B2 to varying degrees, but these were not substrates of UGT2B1. The three isozymes also glucuronidated phenolic metabolites of benzo(a)pyrene. UGT1*06 was more active toward 2- and 5-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene, whereas UGT2B1 preferentially glucuronidated the 4- and 11-hydroxy derivatives and UGT2B2 preferentially glucuronidated the 1-, 2-, 8-, and 9-hydroxy metabolites. Two other UDP glucuronosyltransferases, UGT2B3 and UGT2B6, that glucuronidated testosterone when expressed in COS 7 cells were both inactive toward all the carcinogen metabolites tested. These results demonstrate that the glucuronidation of metabolites of 2-acetylaminofluorene and benzo(a)pyrene is mediated by at least three UDP glucuronosyltransferases and that each form glucuronidates a unique spectrum of metabolites.

¹ This work was supported by a grant from the Anti-Cancer Society of the Universities of South Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council.

² To whom requests for reprints should be addressed.

Received 10/16/92. Accepted 1/27/93.

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