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date: 20–JUL–2005<br />

5. Toxicity Substance ID: 71–43–2<br />

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Type: Biochemical or cellular interactions<br />

Remark: A metabolite of benzene, Hydroquinone (HQ) is further<br />

metabolized to p–benzoquinone (BQ) in a peroxidase–mediated<br />

reaction in myeloid progenitor cells. The ability of the<br />

compounds to inhibit the activity of topoisomerase II<br />

(topoII) was tested using an assay system that depends on<br />

the conversion, by homogeneous human topo II, of catenated<br />

kinetoplast DNA into open and/or nicked open circular DNA<br />

that can be separated from the catenated DNA by<br />

electrophoresis. Both HQ and BQ cause a time and<br />

concentration (uM)–dependent inhibition of topo II activity.<br />

BQ does not stimulate the production of linear DNA<br />

indicative of an inhibition of topo II religation of strand<br />

breaks by stabilization of the covalent topo II–DNA<br />

cleavagecomplex. Rather, BQ most probably inhibits the<br />

SH–dependenttopo II by binding to an essential SH group.<br />

The inhibition of topo II by BQ has implications for the<br />

formation of deleterious transloactions that may be<br />

involvedin BZ–induced initiation of leukemogenesis.<br />

Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn<br />

06–JAN–1997 (546)<br />

Type: Distribution<br />

Remark: Rats were exposed to 500ppm benzene for 30 min to 8h.<br />

Benzene concentrations reached steady state within 4h in<br />

blood, 6h in fat and 2h in bonr narrow. Lesser concn. were<br />

detected in the kidney, lung, liver, brain and spleen.<br />

Source: REPSOL PETROLEO, S.A. MADRID; German rapporteur<br />

Flag: Risk Assessment<br />

14–SEP–2000 (935)<br />

Type: Distribution<br />

Remark: method: 4 pregnant C57BL mice per group were exposed to 2000<br />

ppm (6.4 mg/l) benzene for 10 min.; mice were sacrified 0,<br />

0.5, 1, 4, and 24 h after inhalation for whole–body<br />

autoradiography and liquid scintillation methods.<br />

results: immediately after inhalation high concentration in<br />

lipid–rich tissue (brain, fat) and well perfused organs<br />

(lung, liver , kidney) but rapidly eliminated resulting in<br />

low concentrations at 1 h in all maternal tissues, except<br />

fat; volatile radioactivity was observed in placenta and<br />

fetuses at 0, 0.5, and 1 h after inhalation; fetal levels<br />

much lower than in maternal tissue.<br />

Reliability: 1<br />

Comparable to guideline study<br />

Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn ;German rapporteur<br />

Flag: Risk Assessment<br />

14–SEP–2000 (407)<br />

<strong>Appendix</strong> D: Benzene SIDS <strong>Dossier</strong><br />

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