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Copper-mediated oxidative DNA damage induced by eugenol: possible involvement of O-demethylation [An article from: Mut.Res.-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis]
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Copper-mediated oxidative DNA damage induced by eugenol: possible involvement of O-demethylation [An article from: Mut.Res.-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis] | Digital

by K. Sakano (Author), Y. Inagaki (Author), S. Oikawa (Author), Y. Hiraku (Author), Kawan (Author)

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Publisher:  Elsevier
Publication Date:  December 31, 2004


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This digital document is a journal article from Mut.Res.-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: Eugenol used as a flavor has potential carcinogenicity. DNA adduct formation via 2,3-epoxidation pathway has been thought to be a major mechanism of DNA damage by carcinogenic allylbenzene analogs including eugenol. We examined whether eugenol can induce oxidative DNA damage in the presence of cytochrome P450 using [^3^2P]-5'-end-labeled DNA fragments obtained from human genes relevant to cancer. Eugenol induced Cu(II)-mediated DNA damage in the presence of cytochrome P450 (CYP)1A1, 1A2, 2C9, 2D6, or 2E1. CYP2D6 mediated eugenol-dependent DNA damage most efficiently. Piperidine and formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase treatment induced cleavage sites mainly at T and G residues of the 5'-TG-3' sequence, respectively. Interestingly, CYP2D6-treated eugenol strongly damaged C and G of the 5'-ACG-3' sequence complementary to codon 273 of the p53 gene. These results suggest that CYP2D6-treated eugenol can cause double base lesions. DNA damage was inhibited by both catalase and bathocuproine, suggesting that H"2O"2 and Cu(I) are involved. These results suggest that Cu(I)-hydroperoxo complex is primary reactive species causing DNA damage. Formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine was significantly increased by CYP2D6-treated eugenol in the presence of Cu(II). Time-of-flight-mass spectrometry demonstrated that CYP2D6 catalyzed O-demethylation of eugenol to produce hydroxychavicol, capable of causing DNA damage. Therefore, it is concluded that eugenol may express carcinogenicity through oxidative DNA damage by its metabolite.
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