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Detection of Irradiated Beans Using the DNA Comet Assay

DNA Comet Assay를 이용한 콩류의 방사선 조사 확인

  • 오경남 (한국원자력연구소 식품검지실) ;
  • 김경은 (한국원자력연구소 식품검지실) ;
  • 양재승 (한국원자력연구소 식품검지실)
  • Published : 2000.10.01
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Abstract

The single cell-gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) was used to identify irradiated beans. Soy beans, kidney beans, and red beans were irradiated with $^{60}Co$ gamma rays at 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1.0 kGy. Beans were peeled out, crushed lightly, and treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) to extract cells. The extracted cell suspension was mixed with agarose gel solution and spread on an agarose precoated slide. After lysis of the cells, they were subjected to microgel electrophoresis for 2 minutes, and then silver-stained. We found that the DNA fragments of the irradiated samples were stretched, migrated out of the cells, and formed tails towards the anode giving the appearance of comets, while the unirradiated or the undamaged cells formed very short or no tails. The tail lengths of irradiated samples were significantly increased as irradiation dose increased at the above 0.3 kGy.

콩류의 방사선 조사 여부를 DNA comet assay로 확인하였다. 대두, 강남콩, 그리고 팥을 각각 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 그리고 1.0 kGy의 저선량으로 조사하고 비조사 시료와 조사시료간의 DNA 손상정도를 현미경으로 육안 검사 및 comet의 tail 길이를 측정하여 상호 비교하였다. 모든 시료에서 비조사 시료보다 조사시료의 tail 길이가 더 길었으며 조사 선량이 증가할수록 tail 길이가 길게 나타났다. 비조사 시료에서도 손상된 세포의 comet 모양의 핵이 관찰되기는 하였으나 대부분 비손상된 세포의 원형모양의 핵이 관찰되었으며 조사된 시료에서는 comet 모양의 핵이 주로 관찰되는 경향이어서 비조사 시료와 조사 시료간에 comet 양상을 비교할 수 있었다. 한편 100개의 세포를 무작위로 선택하여 comet tail 길이를 측정하고 통계분한 결과, 비조사 시료와 조사시료간의 유의적인 차이가 있었고 조사선량이 증가할수록 tail 길이가 유의적으로 증가함을 확인하였다. DNA comet assay로 간단하고 비교적 저렴한 비용을 짧은 시간 내에 콩류의 방사선 조사 여부를 확인할 수 있었다.

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