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Toxicity assessment of food additive(E171) in aquatic environments

식품첨가물 E171이 수생물에 미치는 독성 평가

  • In-Gyu Song (Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology) ;
  • Kanghee Kim (Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology) ;
  • Hakwon Yoon (Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology) ;
  • June-Woo Park (Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology)
  • 송인규 (안전성평가연구소 환경독성영향연구센터) ;
  • 김강희 (안전성평가연구소 환경독성영향연구센터) ;
  • 윤학원 (안전성평가연구소 환경독성영향연구센터) ;
  • 박준우 (안전성평가연구소 환경독성영향연구센터)
  • Received : 2023.01.12
  • Accepted : 2023.03.09
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

E171, a mixture of titanium dioxide, has been widely used as a food additive due to its whitening effect and low toxicity. However, it has been proven that E171 is no longer safe for public health. So far, there are insufficient studies on the toxic effects of E171 on organisms especially using standardized test methods. In this study, toxicity assessments of E171 to two aquatic species, water flea (Daphnia magna) and zebrafish (Danio rerio), were performed using modified standardized test methods based on the physicochemical properties of E171. The hydrodynamic diameter, polydispersity index, and turbiscan stability index (TSI) were measured to ensure the dispersion stability of E171 in exposure media during the test period. The EC50 for immobilization of water flea was 141.7 mg L-1 while zebrafish was not affected until 100 mg L-1 of E171. Measurements of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant enzyme activities confirmed that E171 induced oxidative stress, leading to the activation of superoxide dismutase and catalase in both water flea and zebrafish, although the expression of antioxidant enzyme genes differed between species. These results suggested the potential risk of E171 to aquatic organisms and provided toxicological insights into the impacts of E171 on the environment.

식품첨가제로 주로 사용되는 이산화타이타늄 혼합물인 최근 E171은 체내 축적 및 유전 독성을 야기할 수 있다는 사실이 입증되어, 현재 규정 개정을 통해 E171의 식품첨가물 사용이 제한되고 있다. 그러나, 현재까지 E171의 인체 위해성 연구는 많이 진행된 반면, E171의 환경생물에 미치는 독성 연구는 상대적으로 부족한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 최근 우려되는 잠재적 독성물질인 E171의 환경적 위해성을 파악하기 위해 수생태계를 대표하는 물벼룩(Daphnia magna)과 제브라피쉬(Danio rerio)를 대상으로 나노물질의 특성을 반영한 최신 표준문건을 활용하여 기존 시험법의 한계점을 보완한 최적의 독성시험을 수행하였다. 독성시험 결과, 실제 환경적 현실성을 고려한 농도범위의 E171에 노출된 물벼룩에서 유영저해가 발생했지만, 어류의 경우 치사나 이상행동개체가 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나, 산화스트레스 관련 분자생물학적 분석 결과, E171이 물벼룩과 어류에 모두 산화스트레스를 유발하여 이의 방어작용으로 항산화효소의 활성이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 다만, 항산화효소 관련 유전자의 발현 여부는 생물종에 따라 차이가 존재하였다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과를 통해 E171은 실제 환경적 현실성을 고려한 농도에서 수생물에 산화스트레스를 유도할 수 있으나, 생물체의 종류에 따라 가시적인 독성의 정도와 산화스트레스 관련 유전자 발현에 차이가 존재함을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 기존 시험법의 한계점을 보안한 최적의 독성시험을 통해 E171이 수생물에 미치는 위험성을 확인하였으며, 이 결과는 E171의 환경 위해성 평가를 위한 과학적 자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국연구재단(과제번호: NRF-2015M3A7B6027948)과 국토교통부/국토교통과학-기술진흥원(과제번호: RS-2020KA156177)의 지원으로 수행되었습니다.

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