Carcinogenic Non-Aminoazo Dye 1-Phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene (Sudan I) Is Oxidized by Rat Liver Microsomal Cytochrome P-450 to Metabolites Binding to Macromolecules (Nucleic Acids and Proteins)

Carcinogenic non-aminoazo dye 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene (Sudan I) is oxidized by microsomal cytochromes P-450 to reactive metabolite(s) binding to macromolecules (nucleic acids, proteins) in vitro. The extent of binding to macromolecules proceeded in the order: protein > rRNA > tRNA > DNA. The patern of products formed from Sudan I and binding of the reactive metabolites of this compound to macromolecules are dependent on the concentration of Sudan I, NADPH and on the duration of the incubation. The participation of the adducts formed with macromolecules in the initiation of chemical carcinogenesis is discussed.