Planta Med 2002; 68(4): 365-367
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-26753
Letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Prevention of Cellular ROS Damage by Isovitexin and Related Flavonoids

Chun-Mao Lin1, 2 , Chien-Tsu Chen2 , Hsiao-Hui Lee1 , Jen-Kun Lin1
  • 1Institutes of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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April 30, 2001

October 6, 2001

Publication Date:
02 May 2002 (online)

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Abstract

The antioxidant properties of isovitexin and related flavonoids were studied. Isovitexin inhibited xanthine oxidase with an IC50 value of = 15.2 μM. The flavonoid analogues, apigenin, kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin, and genistein also inhibited xanthine oxidase with IC50 values of 0.58, 2.18, 1.09, 9.90, and 4.83 μM, respectively. Isovitexin protected DNA from the Fenton reaction-induced breakage in a dose-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 9.52 μM. Isovitexin also protected HL-60 cells from the ROS damage induced by the xanthine/xanthine oxidase reaction. Isovitexin exhibited the lowest cytotoxicity toward HL-60 cells (LD50 >400 μM) compared to the other flavonoids examined. In addition, excess hydrogen peroxide induced by cadmium in A2780 ovarian cells was significantly suppressed by isovitexin. These results suggest that isovitexin in rice may protect cells from oxidative stress.