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The metabolite of benzene that is responsible for its hematological toxicity is unknown. Benzene is of course the parent aromatic hydrocarbon and mush attention has been focussed on classical pathways of aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism in the search for toxic benzene metabolites. Elegant studies by a number of groups, including work presented at this symposium by Snyder, Irons, and Tunek, have evaluated metabolites such as benzene oxide, catechol, phenol, hydroquinone and their derivatives (See reviews by Snyder et al, 1977; Laskin and Goldstein, 1977). While there are some interesting clues concerning potentially toxic intermediates, and much important information has been obtained, the metabolic pathway and agent(s) responsible for the hematological toxicity of benzene remains unidentified.
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Goldstein, B.D., Witz, G., Javid, J., Amoruso, M.A., Rossman, T., Wolder, B. (1982). Muconaldehyde, A Potential Toxic Intermediate of Benzene Metabolism. In: Snyder, R., et al. Biological Reactive Intermediates—II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 136. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0674-1_20
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