title: Prooxidant action of gallic acid compounds: copper-dependent strand breaks and the formation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in DNA.
abstract: Gallic acid and its alkylesters, polyphenolic compounds with antioxidative activity, acted as a prooxidant causing a copper-dependent DNA damage. Treatment of DNA from plasmid pBR322 and calf thymus with gallic acid plus copper ion caused strand scission and the formation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in DNA. Addition of catalase protected DNA from the gallic acid/copper-dependent strand breaks and the formation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, indicating that hydroxyl radical may participate in the DNA damage. Ethyl-, propyl- and butylgallates showed only a little DNA damage. Octyl- and laurylgallates caused negligible damage of DNA. DNA strand breaks and formation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine were closely related to the reduction of copper by gallate compounds. These results imply that cuprous ion reduced by gallate derivatives may play a key role in the oxidative cleavage of DNA and the formation of base adduct. The cytotoxic effect of gallate compounds can be explained by their prooxidant action dependent on the reducing activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan. yoshino@aichi-med-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haneda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Htay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsubouchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003300:Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018736:DNA Adducts; D004249:DNA Damage; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010957:Plasmids; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D018736:DNA Adducts; D004952:Esters; D016877:Oxidants; D005707:Gallic Acid; D003300:Copper; D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D003849:Deoxyguanosine