Antimutagenic activity and radical scavenging activity of water infusions and phenolics from ligustrum plants leaves.
Water infusions of Ligustrum delavayanum and Ligustrum vulgare leaves and eight phenolics isolated therefrom have been assayed in vitro on ofloxacin-induced genotoxicity in the unicellular flagellate Euglena gracilis. The tested compounds luteolin, quercetin, luteolin-7-glucoside, luteolin-7-rutinoside, quercetin-3-rutinoside, apigenin-7-rutinoside, tyrosol and esculetin inhibited the mutagenic activity of ofloxacin (43 microM) in E. gracilis. Water infusions from leaves of L. delavayanum and L. vulgare showed higher antimutagenic effect (p(t) < 0.001). The activity of these samples against ofloxacin (86 microM)-induced genotoxicity was lower, but statistically significant (p(t) < 0.05), excluding the water infusion of L. delavayanum leaves (p(t) < 0.01). Efficacy of quercetin, luteolin-7-rutinoside, apigenin-7-rutinoside was insignificant. The antimutagenic effect of most phenolics we studied could be clearly ascribed to their DPPH scavenging activity, substitution patterns and lipophilicity.
Nagy
Milan
M
Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. nagy@fpharm.uniba.sk
Krizková
Lívia
L
Mucaji
Pavel
P
Kontseková
Zuzana
Z
Sersen
Frantisek
F
Krajcovic
Juraj
J
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005056:Euglena gracilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000737:chemistry; D031659:Ligustrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D006834:Hydrazines; D010636:Phenols; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014867:Water; D015242:Ofloxacin; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl