The Effects of Onion and Garlic on Copper-Phenanthroline Complex Induced DNA Degradation

Copper-Phenanthroline 복합체에 의해 유도되는 DNA 손상에 대한 양파와 마늘의 억제효과

In the present study, the effects of onion and garlic on copper and 1, 10-phenanthroline com plex induced DNA degradation were investigated by the decreased level of thiobarbiturin acid (TBA) reactive materials. Phenanthroline is specific for copper and the reaction releases TBA reactive material from DNA which can be measured by absorbance at 535nm. The levels of TBA reactive materials were decreased by adding onion or garlic ghomogenate into reaction mixture but the onion had more strong potency and the effect of onion was not changed by boiliing. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase have no inhibitory effects on copper induced DNa damage but reduced glutathone was more effective. The activities of antioxidant enzymes and the contents of sulfhydryl groups in onion and garlic were also investigated. The activity of SOD was more higher in garlic, but catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were higher in onion. The contents of induced DNA damage were not by antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase or sulfhydryl groups, but a substance which is more stable in high temperature.

양파와 마늘이 산화적 DNA 손상에 미치는 영향을 시험관내에서 $Cu^{2+}$와 phenanthroline에 의해 유리된 TBA반응물을 측정하여 관찰한 결과 양파가 마늘보다 더 강한 TBA반응물 억제효과를 나타냈으며, 양파의 효과는 시료를 가열하여도 변화가 적엇다. 항산화효소인 SOD활성은 마늘에서, catalase와 glutathione peroxidase 활성도는 양파에서 더 높았고, -SH 기는 마늘에서 더 많았다. $Cu^{2+}$와 phenanthroline에 의한 산화적 DNA 손상에 대해 SOD와 catalase는 영향이 적고, glutathione은 영향이 비교적 큰것으로 나타나 양파의 마늘보다 더 큰 DNA손상 억제효과는 항산화 효소나, -SH 기에 의한것이 아니며, 특히 양파에 열을 가해도 DNA손상 억제 효과의 감소가 적은점으로 보아 비교적 고온에서 안정된 물질이 $Cu^{2+}$와 phenanthroline에 의한 DNA손상 억제효과를 나타내는 것으로 사료된다.