Effects of Capsaicin on Rat Liver S9-Mediated Metabolism and DNA Binding of Aflatoxin

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    Abstract

    At concentrations of 25, 50, and 100 μM, capsaicin, which is the major component in various aspects of Capsicum hot peppers, decreased the binding of aflatoxin (AFBj) to calf thymus DNA by 19%, 44%, and 71%, respectively, in incubations with rat liver S9. At concentrations of 50 and 100 pM, capsaicin decreased the formation of AFB-DNA adducts (AFBrN7-Gua) by 53% and 75% as determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). HPLC analysis of organosoluble fractions showed that these effects correlated with a concentration-dependent decrease in S9-mediated metabolism of AFBj by capsaicin. Capsaicin also altered the formation of water-soluble conjugates of AFBj. This was indicated by a decrease in radioactivity in water-soluble fractions and in glutathione conjugates of AFBj analyzed by HPLC. These results suggest that capsaicin inhibited the biotransformation of AFBj by modifying Phase I hepatic enzyme activity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)27-32
    Number of pages6
    JournalNutrition and Cancer
    Volume15
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 1991

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Medicine (miscellaneous)
    • Oncology
    • Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Cancer Research

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