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Effects of various lights, solvents, and zinc protoporphyrin on the chemical behavior of MTT formazan

빛, 용매와 zinc protoporphyrin에 의한 MTT 포마잔의 화학적 동태 변화

  • Kim, Joo Hyoun (Division of Applied Food System, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Hong, Jungil (Division of Applied Food System, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University)
  • 김주현 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 식품응용시스템학부) ;
  • 홍정일 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 식품응용시스템학부)
  • Received : 2017.07.12
  • Accepted : 2017.09.13
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

The MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay is commonly used for analyzing the cell viability. In this study, effects of various solvents, different lights, and zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) on the chemical behavior of MTT formazan were investigated. The color response of MTT formazan in NaOH was highly pronounced; the absorbance of MTT formazan in 0.1 N NaOH at 550 nm was >2-fold higher than that in water, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), methanol, and ethanol. MTT formazan in DMSO and NaOH (>0.1 N) was relatively stable under fluorescent and UV light at 365 nm; its rapid degradation was induced under UV light at 254 nm in all solvents. ZnPP degraded MTT formazan under light in a time- and concentration-dependent manner; MTT formazan in 0.1 N NaOH was the most sensitive to ZnPP, followed by DMSO. These results suggest that NaOH and DMSO might be suitable media for MTT formazan for monitoring photosensitizing properties.

본 연구에서는 식품성분이나 천연물의 세포활성 측정에 널리 사용되는 MTT 분석 상의 최종산물인 MTT 포마잔 색소에 대한 여러 용매 상에서의 안정성과 다양한 빛과 ZnPP가 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. MTT 포마잔의 발색도는 0.01 N 이상의 NaOH 농도에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 증류수, DMSO, 에탄올, 메탄올 등의 용매에 비해 2배 이상의 발색강도를 보였다. 증류수나 0.01 N 이하의 NaOH 농도에서 MTT 포마잔은 불안정하여 빛의 조사와 관계없이 신속하게 분해되었으며 0.1 N NaOH, DMSO에서는 안정하였다. DMSO나 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 MTT 포마잔은 형광등과 UVA (365 nm)의 조사에 의해 2시간 내에 발색도의 현저한 변화가 관찰되지 않았으나, UVB (254 nm)에 노출되었을 경우 용매와 관계없이 신속하게 탈색되었다. MTT 포마잔은 에탄올, 메탄올, DMSO와 NaOH 용매상에서 ZnPP에 의해 시간과 농도에 의존적으로 분해되었으며, 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 가장 민감하고 신속한 탈색 양상을 나타내었다. DMSO와 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 MTT 포마잔은 $0.1{\mu}M$의 ZnPP에 의해서도 유의적인 탈색현상을 나타내었다. 하지만 ZnPP에 의한 MTT 포마잔의 탈색현상은 암소에서는 일어나지 않았으며, 빛과 관계없이 명소와 암소에서 모두 수용성 XTT 포마잔에는 미미한 효과를 나타내었다.

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