Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers

Homosalate (HMS) is a salicylate UV filter broadly used in sunscreens and personal care products. The aim of this study was the collection of human toxicokinetic data on HMS as a tool for risk assessment. For this purpose, metabolism and urinary excretion after a single oral HMS dose (98.2–149.1 µg...

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Main Authors: Katharina E. Ebert, Peter Griem, Tobias Weiss, Thomas Brüning, Heiko Hayen, Holger M. Koch, Daniel Bury
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Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022005645
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author Katharina E. Ebert
Peter Griem
Tobias Weiss
Thomas Brüning
Heiko Hayen
Holger M. Koch
Daniel Bury
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Daniel Bury
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description Homosalate (HMS) is a salicylate UV filter broadly used in sunscreens and personal care products. The aim of this study was the collection of human toxicokinetic data on HMS as a tool for risk assessment. For this purpose, metabolism and urinary excretion after a single oral HMS dose (98.2–149.1 µg (kg body weight)−1) were investigated in four volunteers (two male, two female). As commercial products generally contain a mixture of cis- and trans-HMS, both cis-rich and trans-rich isomer mixtures were studied to investigate possible differences in metabolism. Initial metabolite screening tentatively identified six oxidative metabolite subgroups, of which hydroxylated and carboxylic acid metabolites were studied in more detail. Unchanged parent HMS and the previously identified HMS metabolites 5-((2-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy)-3,3-dimethylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid (HMS-CA) and 3-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (3OH-HMS), respectively, were quantified separately as cis- and trans-isomers via authentic standards by isotope dilution analysis. In addition, further alkyl-hydroxylated and carboxylic acid metabolites were investigated semi-quantitatively. Peak concentrations in urine were reached 1.5–6.3 h post-dose and more than 80 % of each of the quantitatively investigated metabolites (and at least 70 % of the semi-quantitatively investigated metabolites) was excreted within the first 24 h. Plasma and urine data indicated that oral bioavailability of cis-HMS was one order of magnitude below that of trans-HMS. Furthermore, the mean total urinary excretion fraction (Fue) for the metabolites derived from trans-HMS (6.4 %) was two orders of magnitude higher than for the metabolites derived from cis-HMS (0.045 %). Our data proves diastereoselectivity in toxicokinetics of cis- and trans-HMS, emphasizing the necessity to address isomer ratios in future studies including HMS exposure and risk assessments.
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spelling doaj.art-ff18e76e2e28404a8077dd7a7637fa7b2022-12-22T02:48:14ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202022-12-01170107637Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkersKatharina E. Ebert0Peter Griem1Tobias Weiss2Thomas Brüning3Heiko Hayen4Holger M. Koch5Daniel Bury6Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, GermanySymrise AG, Mühlenfeldstraße 1, 37603 Holzminden, GermanyInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, GermanyInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, GermanyInstitute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 48, 48149 Münster, GermanyInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, GermanyInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany; Corresponding author.Homosalate (HMS) is a salicylate UV filter broadly used in sunscreens and personal care products. The aim of this study was the collection of human toxicokinetic data on HMS as a tool for risk assessment. For this purpose, metabolism and urinary excretion after a single oral HMS dose (98.2–149.1 µg (kg body weight)−1) were investigated in four volunteers (two male, two female). As commercial products generally contain a mixture of cis- and trans-HMS, both cis-rich and trans-rich isomer mixtures were studied to investigate possible differences in metabolism. Initial metabolite screening tentatively identified six oxidative metabolite subgroups, of which hydroxylated and carboxylic acid metabolites were studied in more detail. Unchanged parent HMS and the previously identified HMS metabolites 5-((2-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy)-3,3-dimethylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid (HMS-CA) and 3-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (3OH-HMS), respectively, were quantified separately as cis- and trans-isomers via authentic standards by isotope dilution analysis. In addition, further alkyl-hydroxylated and carboxylic acid metabolites were investigated semi-quantitatively. Peak concentrations in urine were reached 1.5–6.3 h post-dose and more than 80 % of each of the quantitatively investigated metabolites (and at least 70 % of the semi-quantitatively investigated metabolites) was excreted within the first 24 h. Plasma and urine data indicated that oral bioavailability of cis-HMS was one order of magnitude below that of trans-HMS. Furthermore, the mean total urinary excretion fraction (Fue) for the metabolites derived from trans-HMS (6.4 %) was two orders of magnitude higher than for the metabolites derived from cis-HMS (0.045 %). Our data proves diastereoselectivity in toxicokinetics of cis- and trans-HMS, emphasizing the necessity to address isomer ratios in future studies including HMS exposure and risk assessments.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022005645HomosalateUltraviolet filterSunscreenHuman biomonitoringMetabolismOral dose
spellingShingle Katharina E. Ebert
Peter Griem
Tobias Weiss
Thomas Brüning
Heiko Hayen
Holger M. Koch
Daniel Bury
Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
Environment International
Homosalate
Ultraviolet filter
Sunscreen
Human biomonitoring
Metabolism
Oral dose
title Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
title_full Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
title_fullStr Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
title_full_unstemmed Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
title_short Diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate (homosalate): Identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
title_sort diastereoselective metabolism of homomenthyl salicylate homosalate identification of relevant human exposure biomarkers
topic Homosalate
Ultraviolet filter
Sunscreen
Human biomonitoring
Metabolism
Oral dose
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022005645
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