Bernardo Luciana C, de Oliveira Márcia B N, da Silva Cláudia R, Dantas Flávio J S, de Matros José C P, Caldeira-de-Araújo Adriano, Moura Roberto S, Bernardo-Filho Mario
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, RJ, Brazil.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2002 Jul;48(5):517-20.
The use of natural products as medicines is growing in the world. The rutin, a compound isolated from Ruta graveolens, is a flavonoid, which has been suggested to have antioxidant properties and to reduce the triacylglycerol levels. In this study, plasmid desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was exposed to rutin (0.33, 10, 20, 30 microg/ml) in presence of stannous chloride (SnCl2), a reducing agent widely used to obtain radiopharmaceuticals labeled with technetium-99m. Samples of the plasmid DNA were analyzed through agarose gel electrophoresis. E. coli AB1157 culture was also incubated with rutin (3, 30, 50, 100 microg/ml) and the survival fractions were calculated. The results show that the rutin, in these concentrations, is not capable of: i/ damaging the DNA, ii/ protecting the DNA from the SnCl2 redox action, and iii/ inactivating the E. coli AB1157 culture. The analysis of our data indicates that rutin do not present toxic activity in the evaluated systems.
在世界范围内,将天然产物用作药物的情况正在增加。芦丁是从芸香中分离出的一种化合物,属于黄酮类,有人认为它具有抗氧化特性并能降低三酰甘油水平。在本研究中,质粒脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)在氯化亚锡(SnCl₂)存在的情况下暴露于芦丁(0.33、10、20、30微克/毫升)中,氯化亚锡是一种广泛用于获取用锝-99m标记的放射性药物的还原剂。通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳对质粒DNA样本进行分析。大肠杆菌AB1157培养物也与芦丁(3、30、50、100微克/毫升)一起孵育,并计算存活分数。结果表明,在这些浓度下,芦丁不能:i/ 损伤DNA,ii/ 保护DNA免受SnCl₂的氧化还原作用,以及iii/ 使大肠杆菌AB1157培养物失活。对我们数据的分析表明,芦丁在评估系统中不具有毒性活性。