Cytochrome P4501A1-inhibitory action of antimutagenic anthraquinones in medicinal plants and the structure-activity relationship.
We have earlier found that flavones and flavonols in vegetables specifically inhibited one of the carcinogenesis-related enzymes, cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1, and subsequently suppressed the mutagenicity of food-derived carcinogens. In this study, we explored other candidates for the enzyme inhibitor in Chinese medicinal plants. Some of them were antimutagenic toward 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2). For example, Rheum officinale contained large amounts of anthraquinones as the active compounds, 3.4 mg of emodin, 2.1 mg of chrysophanol and 1.8 mg of rhein in 10 g of dry matter. Anthraquinones showed similar IC50 values for antimutagenicity against Trp-P-2 to those for inhibition of the N-hydroxylation activity of CYP1A1 toward Trp-P-2, indicating that the antimutagenicity was attributable to CYP inhibition. The structure-activity relationships were then examined with 14 commercial chemicals, and it was found that the interaction with an enzyme required three rings and an oxygen group in the side ring. This characteristic is similar to that of flavones and flavonols.
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Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Japan.
Sakakibara
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Ashida
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Danno
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Kanazawa
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D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002243:Carbolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009153:Mutagens / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D000880:Anthraquinones; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D002243:Carbolines; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009153:Mutagens; D010936:Plant Extracts; C019133:3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1