IDENTIFICATION OF 7-CARBOXYMETHYLGUANINE IN DNA FROM PANCREATIC ACINAR-CELLS EXPOSED TO AZASERINE

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 42  (4) , 1286-1288
Abstract
Studies were undertaken to determine the identity of an azaserine:DNA adduct. The most probable adduct, 7-carboxymethylguanine, was synthesized. DNA isolated from pancreatic acinar cells treated in culture with [14C]azaserine was hydrolyzed under neutral conditions to liberate N-alkylated purines. The neutral hydrolysate was subjected to high-performance liquid chromatography along with the synthetic standard. One of the radioactive peaks from the treated DNA cochromatographed with 7-carboxymethylguanine in 3 systems: reverse phase, anion exchange and ion pair reverse phase. Azaserine metabolism in acinar cells apparently results in carboxymethylation of DNA, supporting previously proposed models of azaserine degradation.