DETECTION OF CARCINOGENIC AMINO-ALPHA-CARBOLINES AND AMINO-GAMMA-CARBOLINES IN DIESEL-EXHAUST PARTICLES

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MANABE, S [1 ]
IZUMIKAWA, S [1 ]
ASAKUNO, K [1 ]
WADA, O [1 ]
KANAI, Y [1 ]
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[1] TOKYO METROPOLITAN RES INST ENVIRONM PROTECT, KOTO KU, TOKYO 136, JAPAN
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10.1016/0269-7491(91)90013-M
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Diesel-exhaust particles are known to contain mutagenic and carcinogenic chemicals. The aim of this study was to determine whether carcinogenic amino-alpha-carbolines and amino-gamma-carbolines are present in diesel-exhaust particles. These carcinogens which were originally isolated from pyrolysates of proteins and amino acids have been detected in diesel-exhaust particles obtained from two test vehicles as well as in standard materials of automobile-exhaust particles obtained from National Institute for Environmental studies. The levels of these carcinogens were far less than those of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzo[a]pyrene. However, the presence of these amino-alpha-carbolines and amino-gamma-carbolines in diesel-exhaust particles suggests that these compounds are environmental pollutants and also that diesel-exhaust is one of the sources of these carcinogens in the outdoor environment.
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