Naphthazarin derivatives (V): formation of glutathione conjugate and cytotoxic activity of 2-or 6-substituted 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-napthoquinones in the presence of glutathione-S-transferase, in rat liver S-9 fraction and mouse liver perfusate.
Arch Pharm Res
; 23(1): 22-5, 2000 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-10728651
ABSTRACT
Formation of glutathione (GSH) conjugates with 2- or 6-(1-hydroxymethyl)- and 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-DMNQ derivatives (DMNQ, 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquone) was carried out in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4), in the presence of glutathione-S-transferase (GST), in rat liver S-9 fraction and by perfusion, and the rates of conjugates formation were compared and correlated to cytotoxicity. The GSH conjugates of 6-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-DMNQ derivatives were formed faster than 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-DMNQ derivatives under all of the media, implying that steric hindrance was the cause of lowering the rate of conjugate formation of 2-substituted derivatives. For both isomers, addition of GST did not improve the reaction rate, compared with that in buffer, while the reaction in the S-9 fraction and the perfusate was accelerated to a great extent. The catalytic effect of the S-9 fraction and the perfusion on 2-isomers was greater than on 6-substituted ones, suggesting that S-9 fraction and the perfusate contain an effective system relaxing the steric hindrance of 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-DMNQ derivatives. Furthermore, a good correlation between the formation of the GSH conjugates and the cytotoxic activity of both naphthazarin isomers suggests that the steric hindrance is a cause of lowering the cytotoxicity of 2-isomers.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Microssomos Hepáticos
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Naftoquinonas
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Glutationa
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Glutationa Transferase
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Fígado
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Antineoplásicos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
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