title: Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by phytic acid and its antioxidative action.
abstract: We examined if phytic acid inhibits the enzymatic superoxide source xanthine oxidase (XO). Half inhibition of XO by phytic acid (IC50) was about 30 mM in the formation of uric acid from xanthine, but generation of the superoxide was greatly affected by phytic acid; the IC50 was about 6 mM, indicating that the superoxide generating domain of XO is more sensitive to phytic acid. The XO activity in intestinal homogenate was also inhibited by phytic acid. However, it was not observed with intestinal homogenate that superoxide generation was more sensitive to phytic acid compared with the formation of uric acid as observed with XO from butter milk. XO-induced superoxide-dependent lipid peroxidation was inhibited by phytic acid, but not by myo-inositol. Reduction of ADP-Fe3+ caused by XO was inhibited by superoxide dismutase, but not phytic acid. The results suggest that phytic acid interferes with the formation of ADP-iron-oxygen complexes that initiate lipid peroxidation. Both phytic acid and myo-inositol inhibited XO-induced superoxide-dependent DNA damage. Mannitol inhibited the DNA strand break. Myo-inositol may act as a hydroxyl radical scavenger. The antioxidative action of phytic acid may be due to not only inhibiting XO, but also preventing formation of ADP-iron-oxygen complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Hokkaido College of Pharmacy, Katsuraoka-cho 7-1, Otaru 047-0264, Japan.
authors.forename: Sanae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004249:DNA Damage; D006801:Humans; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C029936:adenosine diphosphate-ferric chelate; D013481:Superoxides; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D010833:Phytic Acid; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase