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  • Title: Deuterium isotope effect on denitrosation and demethylation of N-nitrosodimethylamine by rat liver microsomes.
    Author: Wade D, Yang CS, Metral CJ, Roman JM, Hrabie JA, Riggs CW, Anjo T, Keefer LK, Mico BA.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1987 Jul 01; 47(13):3373-7. PubMed ID: 3581074.
    Abstract:
    In an attempt to elucidate the molecular basis for the decrease in rat liver carcinogenicity and DNA-alkylating ability that accompanies deuteration of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), NDMA and its fully deuterated analogue ([2H6]NDMA) were incubated with acetone-induced rat liver microsomes. Rates for the competing metabolic routes, denitrosation and demethylation, were determined from colorimetric data on nitrite and formaldehyde generation, respectively. The Vmax calculated for demethylation of NDMA was 7.9 nmol/min/mg, while that for denitrosation was 0.83 nmol/min/mg. Deuteration of NDMA did not significantly change the Vmax for either pathway, but it did increase the Km for demethylation from 0.06 to 0.3 mM. The Km for denitrosation was also increased from 0.06 to 0.3 mM on deuteration, as determined by incubating an equimolar mixture of amino-15N-labeled NDMA with [2H6]NDMA and measuring the methyl[15N]amine:[2H3]methylamine ratio by derivatization-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The fact that the Km values for denitrosation were so similar to those for demethylation suggested that the two pathways were catalyzed by the same enzyme. The isotope effects calculated from these data [VmaxH/VmaxD approximately 1 and (Vmax/Km)H/(Vmax/Km)D approximately 5] show that microsomal metabolism of NDMA is not significantly shifted from demethylation to denitrosation on deuteration of substrate and may indicate a low commitment to catalysis for the enzyme. The results are consistent with the view that the metabolism of NDMA is initiated by formation of an alpha-nitrosamino radical which either combines with a hydroxyl radical to form the alpha-hydroxynitrosamine as the initial product of the demethylation pathway or fragments to nitric oxide and N-methylformaldimine as the first products of denitrosation.
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