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Pyrene metabolism in the springtail Orchesella cincta L. (Collembola, Entomobryidae).
Environmental toxicology and chemistry - 1 Jul 2003
Howsam Mike, Van Straalen Nico M
Abstract excerpt
A novel, solvent-free spiking method was used to contaminate foodstuff (Desmococcus spp. algae) with pyrene for bioassays with the springtail Orchesella cincta L. (Collembola, Entomobryidae). The primary metabolite 1-hydroxypyrene and two conjugates (pyrene-1-glucoside and one tentatively identified as pyrene-1-glucosidemalonate) were quantified in the insects by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with...
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