Comparative metabolism and mutagenicity of azo and hydrazone dyes in the Ames test

De France, BF; Carter, MH; Josephy, PD

HERO ID

625777

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1986

Language

English

PMID

3957165

HERO ID 625777
In Press No
Year 1986
Title Comparative metabolism and mutagenicity of azo and hydrazone dyes in the Ames test
Authors De France, BF; Carter, MH; Josephy, PD
Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology
Volume 24
Issue 2
Page Numbers 165-169
Abstract Enteric bacterial and hepatic azoreductase enzymes are capable of reducing azo dyes to yield the constituent aromatic amines. Azo dyes based on benzidine and benzidine congeners have received particular attention because of their widespread use and the known carcinogenicity of benzidine to humans. Azo dyes based on beta-diketone coupling components exist preferentially as the tautomeric hydrazones. A series of hydrazone dyes based on benzidine and benzidine congeners was prepared and characterized by NMR and UV-visible spectroscopy. These dyes were tested for mutagenicity using a modified Ames assay and, unlike the true azo dyes, showed no significant mutagenic activity. The hydrazone dyes were resistant to enzymatic reduction by FMN-supplemented hamster-liver post-mitochondrial supernatant (S-9); under identical conditions, azo dyes such as trypan blue were rapidly reduced.
Doi 10.1016/0278-6915(86)90352-2
Pmid 3957165
Wosid WOS:A1986A746300014
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