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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Sodium/copper chlorophyllin (CHL) is a water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll that exhibits antimutagenic activity in several short-term genotoxicity assays and inhibits carcinogen-DNA binding in vivo. The effect of CHL pretreatment on the excretion of mutagens in the urine and feces of male Sprague-Dawley rats has been studied using the Salmonella mutagenicity assay. Animals were given 1 percent CHL in the drinking water for 2 days before administering a single dose of 2-amino-3-methylimidazo-[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ) by oral gavage. Rats pretreated with CHL had higher levels of mutagens in the urine and feces compared with animals given IQ alone; 48 hr after IQ administration, the total mutagenic dose excreted was < 4% in controls vs. 18% in rats given CHL. Mutagenicity required the presence of an activation system, was unaffected by treatment with beta-glucuronidase or arylsulfatase, and in both the urine and feces was accounted for by increased elimination of unmetabolized parent compound. The results support the view that CHL may operate in vivo as a "desmutagen" or interceptor molecule, interacting with IQ in the gut and tissues, and reducing carcinogen bioavailability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0893-6692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-205
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Chlorophyllin-enhanced excretion of urinary and fecal mutagens in rats given 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Biochemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't