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The antimutagenic effect of selenium on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and metabolites in the amesSalmonella/microsome system
Authors:L. K. Arciszewska  S. E. Martin  J. A. Milner
Affiliation:(1) Department of Food Science, University of Illinos, 905 S. Goodwin Avenue, 61801 Urbana, Illinois
Abstract:
The antimutagenic effect of selenium as sodium selenite, sodium selenate, selenium dioxide, and seleno-methionine was studied in the AmesSalmonella/microsome mutagenicity test using 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) and some of its metabolites. Selenium (20 ppm) as sodium selenite reduced the number of histidine revertants on plates containing up to 100 μg DMBA/plate. Increasing concentrations of selenium as sodium selenite, sodium selenate, and selenium dioxide up to 40 ppm Se progressively decreased the number of revertants caused by 50 μg DMBA. DMBA and its metabolites 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene, 12-hydroxymethyl-7-methylbenz(a)anthracene, and 3-hydroxy-7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene were mutagenic forSalmonella typhimurium TA100 in the presence of an S-9 mixture. Selenium supplementation as Na2SeO3 reduced the number of revertants induced by these metabolites to background levels. The antimutagenic effect of inorganic selenium compounds cannot be explained by toxicity of selenium as determined by viability tests withSalmonella typhimurium TA100. Selenium supplementation in all forms examined, except sodium selenate, decreased the rate of spontaneous reversion. Selenium as sodium selenate was slightly mutagenic at concentrations of 4 ppm or less. Higher concentration of Na2SeO4 inhibited the mutagenicity of DMBA. The present studies support the anticarcinogenic potential of selenium and indicate that form and concentration are important factors in this trace element's efficacy.
Keywords:Antimutagenic effect of selenium  7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and its metabolites  sodium selenite  sodium selenate  selenium dioxide  seleno-methionine  AmesSalmonella/microsome mutagenicity test  mutagenicity, and selenium   Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity system
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