Organosulfur compounds of garlic modulate mutagenesis, metabolism, and DNA binding of aflatoxin B1
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nutrition and Cancer
- Vol. 15 (2) , 87-95
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01635589109514116
Abstract
The effects of two organosulfur compounds of garlic (ajoene and diallyl sulfide) and a crude garlic extract on aflatoxin B, (AFB1)‐induced mutagenesis were determined using rat liver 9,000 g supernatant (S‐9) as the activation system and Salmonella typhimurium TA‐100 as the tester strain. The effects of these compounds on AFB, binding to calf thymus DNA were also measured. Metabolites of AFB1 were isolated and analyzed by reverse‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography. All these compounds inhibited S‐9‐dependent mutagenesis induced by AFB1. They also inhibited AFB1 binding to DNA. A significant decrease in organosoluble metabolites of AFB1 was observed with ajoene and garlic extract. An increase of glucuronide and glutathione conjugates was obtained with garlic extract. The results indicate that garlic compounds tested in this study are antimutagenic and, potentially, anticarcinogenic.Keywords
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