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Iron-chlorophyllin-mediated Conversion of 3-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2(NHOH)) Into Its Nitroso Derivative

S Arimoto-Kobayashi, N Inada, H Nakano, H Rai, H Hayatsu

Mutat Res. 1998 May 25;400(1-2):259-69.

PMID: 9685672

Abstract:

Early work from our laboratory has shown that the mutagenicity of heterocyclic amines in Salmonella can be inhibited by hemin and chlorophyllins. We have speculated that the inhibition is a result of complex formation between heterocyclic amines and the pigments, and the speculation has been given a line of experimental evidence. We have now found that ferric-chlorophyllin (Fe-chlorophyllin) can modify the mutagenicity of 3-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4, 3-b]indole (Trp-P-2(NHOH)), a metabolically activated form of 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2). The mutagenicity of Trp-P-2(NHOH) in Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 (without S9) was strongly inhibited by an addition of an equimolar Fe-chlorophyllin in the pre-incubation mixture. Fe-chlorophyllin also inhibited the mutagenicity of 2-hydroxyamino-6-methyldipyrido[1,2-a:3',2'-d] imidazole (Glu-P-1(NHOH)). A rapid change in the UV spectrum of a mixture of Trp-P-2(NHOH) and Fe-chlorophyllin was observed. Analysis by high performance liquid chromatography showed that Trp-P-2(NHOH) was converted into 3-nitroso-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2(NO)), the mutagenic potency of which is a quarter of that of Trp-P-2(NHOH). Furthermore, the mutagenicity of Trp-P-2(NO), in turn, was inhibited by Fe-chlorophyllin. We conclude that the suppression of the mutagenicity of Trp-P-2(NHOH) is ascribable to the oxidative function of Fe-chlorophyllin, coupled with its ability to form complex formation with the planar surface of the heterocyclic amine molecules.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP245089 5H-Pyrido[3,2-b]indole 5H-Pyrido[3,2-b]indole 245-08-9 Price
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