Abstract
On-line high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) have been applied to the study of tamoxifen metabolism in liver microsomes and to the identification of potentially genotoxic metabolites. The results showed that the hydroxylated derivatives, including 4-hydroxytamoxifen and α-hydroxytamoxifen are detoxication metabolites, while arene oxides, their free radical precursors or metabolic intermediates, are the most probable species involved in DNA-adduct formation.
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