Tetrahydro-beta-carboline derivatives in aged garlic extract show antioxidant properties.
This study used the hydroden peroxide scavenging assay to investigate antioxidant chemical constituents derived and separated from aged garlic extract, a unique garlic extract produced by soaking sliced garlic in an aqueous ethanol solution for >10 mo. Four types of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline derivatives (THbetaCs); 1-methyl-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, and 1-methyl-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-1, 3-dicarboxylic acid (MTCdiC), from both diastereoisomers, were isolated and identified by use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. All these compounds indicate strong hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities and inhibit 2, 2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride-induced lipid peroxidation. Particularly, (1S, 3S)-MTCdiC had the most potent hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity, more than ascorbic acid. The (1R, 3S)- and (1S, 3S)-MTCdiC at 50-100 micromol/L and 10-100 micromol/L inhibited LPS-induced nitrite production. Interestingly, THbetaCs were not detected in raw garlic and other processed garlic preparations, but they were generated and increased during the natural aging garlic extraction process. These data suggest that THbetaCs, which are formed during the natural aging process, are potent antioxidants in aged garlic extract and thus may be useful for the prevention of diseases associated with oxidative damage.
Healthcare Research Institute, Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan. ichikawa_m@wakunaga.co.jp
Makoto
M
Ichikawa
Jiro
J
Yoshida
Nagatoshi
N
Ide
Takashi
T
Sasaoka
Hiroyuki
H
Yamaguchi
Kazuhisa
K
Ono
D000375:Aging; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002243:Carbolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000975:Antioxidants; D002243:Carbolines; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C009804:tryptoline