Analysis of an RNA adduct formed from aminophenylnorharman

The endogenous mutagenic/carcinogenic 9- (4'-aminophenyl) -9H- pyrido [3,4-b] indole (aminophenylnorharman, APNH) is formed from norharman and aniline in the presence of cytochrome P-450s. The major APNH-DNA adduct has been reported to be 2'-deoxyguanosin-8-yl-aminophenylnorhaman (dG-C8-APNH). In addition, demonstrated formation of APNH-RNA adduct and conducted a structural analysis using various spectrometric approaches. The compound produced from guanosine (Guo) and N-acetoxy-APNH, an ultimate mutagenic form of APNH, was concluded to be guanosin-8-yl-APNH (Guo-C8-APNH) on the basis of various spectroscopic analysis. The same adduct was found in the livers of rats administered APNH. The total adduct levels of APNH-RNA were six times higher than total APNH-DNA adducts in the same rat liver samples.