Identification of hydroxylated metabolites of hexabromocyclododecane in wildlife and 28-days exposed Wistar rats

Brandsma, SH; van der Ven, LT; De Boer, J; Leonards, PE

HERO ID

787646

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2009

Language

English

PMID

19731718

HERO ID 787646
In Press No
Year 2009
Title Identification of hydroxylated metabolites of hexabromocyclododecane in wildlife and 28-days exposed Wistar rats
Authors Brandsma, SH; van der Ven, LT; De Boer, J; Leonards, PE
Journal Environmental Science & Technology
Volume 43
Issue 15
Page Numbers 6058-6063
Abstract We studied the presence of hydroxylated metabolites of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in three wildlife species (tern egg, seal, and flounder) and in Wistar rats exposed to 30 and 100 mg HBCD/kg bw/day for 28 days. A nondestructive extraction, fractionation, and cleanup method was developed to separate the hydroxylated HBCD metabolites from the biotic sample matrix. Four different groups of hydroxylated HBCD metabolites were identified in rat adipose, liver, lung, and muscle tissues by liquid and gas chromatography (LC and GC) combined with mass spectrometry (MS): monohydroxy metabolites of HBCD, pentabromocyclododecene (PBCDe), tetrabromocyclododecene (TBCDe), and dihydroxy-HBCD. Dihydroxy-PBCDe was identified by GC-MS but could not be confirmed by LCMS. Debromination of HBCD to PBCDe was another metabolic pathway observed. In tern eggs from the Western Scheldt the monohydroxy-HBCD was found and in the blubber of harbor seal (Wadden Sea) the monohydroxy metabolites of HBCD and PBCDe were found. No hydroxylated metabolites were detected in the tissue of flounder (Wadden Sea). To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify different hydroxylated metabolite groups of HBCD in rat and wildlife samples.
Doi 10.1021/es900879k
Pmid 19731718
Wosid WOS:000268480600079
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