Hydrolysis of phthalate esters by purified rat and human carboxylesterases

Mentlein, R; Butte, W

HERO ID

680352

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1989

Language

English

PMID

2783169

HERO ID 680352
In Press No
Year 1989
Title Hydrolysis of phthalate esters by purified rat and human carboxylesterases
Authors Mentlein, R; Butte, W
Journal Biochemical Pharmacology
Volume 38
Issue 18
Page Numbers 3126-3128
Abstract Because of their wide use as plasticizers and production in millions of tons per year, phthalate esters have become environmental pollutants. Phthalates or metabolites of them are suspected to be hepatocarcinogenic [1,2] and teratogenic [3] after chronic exposure and/or high dosage. Their metabolism in rats and humans involves the hydrolysis of one ester bond. and further metabolites are formed from the monoesters [1, 4]. Hydrolytic activity has been detected in rat pancreas, liver, mucosa, kidney and lung [5], but apart from the characterization of a pancreatic hpase [6] the identification of mammalian esterases or lipases involved in the metabolism of phthalate esters is unsatisfactory so far. Since in mammals hepatic carboxylesterases are mainly responsible [7,8] for the hydrolysis of many ester- or amide-type drugs, we determined the action of purified carboxylesterases from rat and human liver on various phthalate diesters, in order to evaluate the contribution of these detoxication enzymes on the metabolism of these xenobiotics.
Doi 10.1016/0006-2952(89)90027-0
Pmid 2783169
Url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006295289900270
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Comments Biochem. Pharmacol. 38: 3126-3128.
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
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