Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis (SIDA) to Determine Metabolites of Furan and 2-Methylfuran in Human Urine Samples : A Pilot Study

Furan and 2-methylfuran (2-MF) are food contaminants that are classified as potentially carcinogenic to humans. The main source of exposure for adults via food is coffee consumption. Furan and 2-MF are volatile, which complicates exposure assessment because their content measured in food prior to consumption does not afford a reliable dosimetry. Therefore, other ways of exposure assessment need to be developed, preferably by monitoring exposure biomarkers, e.g., selected metabolites excreted in urine. In this study, cis-2-buten-1,4-dial (BDA)-derived urinary furan metabolites Lys-BDA (l-2-amino-6-(2,5-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)hexanoic acid), AcLys-BDA (l-2-(acetylamino)-6-(2,5-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)hexanoic acid) and GSH-BDA (N-[4-carboxy-4-(3-mercapto-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-1-oxobutyl]-l-cysteinyl-glycine cyclic sulfide), as well as acetyl acrolein (AcA, 2-oxo-pent-2-enal)-derived metabolites Lys-AcA (l-2-(acetylamino)-6-(2,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-oxo-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-hexanoic acid) and AcLys-AcA (l-2-amino-6-(2,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-oxo-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-hexanoic acid) and their stable isotopically labeled analogs, were synthesized and characterized through NMR and MS, and a stable isotope dilution analysis (SIDA) with UPLC-ESI-MS/MS was established. As a proof of concept, urinary samples of a four-day human intervention study were used. In the frame of this study, ten subjects ingested 500 mL of coffee containing 0.648 µmol furan and 1.059 µmol 2-MF. Among the furan metabolites, AcLys-BDA was the most abundant, followed by Lys-BDA and GSH-BDA. Exposure to 2-MF via the coffee brew led to the formation of Lys-AcA and AcLys-AcA. Within 24 h, 89.1% of the ingested amount of furan and 15.4% of the ingested amount of 2-MF were detected in the urine in the form of the investigated metabolites. Therefore, GSH-BDA, Lys-BDA, AcLys-BDA, Lys-AcA and AcLys-AcA may be suitable as short-term-exposure biomarkers of furan and 2-MF exposure.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Metabolites - 13(2023), 9 vom: 14. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kremer, Jonathan Isaak [VerfasserIn]
Karlstetter, Dorothea [VerfasserIn]
Kirsch, Verena [VerfasserIn]
Bohlen, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Klier, Carina [VerfasserIn]
Rotermund, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Becker, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Bakuradze, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Stegmüller, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Richling, Elke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2-methylfuran
3-acetyl acrolein
Cis-2-buten-1,4-dial
Coffee
Furan
Journal Article
Metabolism
SIDA
Toxicokinetic

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Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/metabo13091011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362516111