Abstract
The aromatic amine mutagen, [14C]2-amino-3,4-8-trimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (4,8-DiMeIQx), which is derived from cooked food, was administered to conventional and germ-free AGUS rats previously fed either a semi-synthetic diet containing the cytochrome P-450 inducer beta-naphthoflavone (BNF) or a control diet without BNF. The germ-free animals had longer fecal transit times and lower induction of 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity than conventional rats. Induction with BNF caused a greater percentage of the radioactivity to be excreted in the feces of both germ-free and conventional rats. Feeding BNF also caused a 4-fold induction in germ-free and a 24-fold induction in conventional rat intestinal enzyme levels. Analysis of the urinary and fecal metabolites showed no consistent differences between conventional and germ-free rats in the metabolite profile. Major metabolites were identified as 8-hydroxymethyl-DiMeIQx, N-acetyl-8-hydroxymethyl-DiMeIQx, and 3-N-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-methyl-DiMeIQx. The data from this study indicate that intestinal microflora do not play a major role in the metabolism of 4,8-DiMeIQx, but the induction of intestinal enzymes does not affect the route and rate of excretion.
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