Abstract
The antigenotoxic effects of curcumin, including the inhibition of SOS induction and mutagenesis by UV light, were investigated in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002 and Escherichia coli K-12 strains. Induction of the SOS gene ( umuC) expression was assayed by measuring accumulated β-galactosidase activity. We found that curcumin blocked umuC induction promoted by UV irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. Also, with another SOS response, Weigle reactivation, we observed that curcumin effectively inhibited phage reactivation by UV irradiation. Furthermore, we tested the effect of curcumin on UV mutagenesis. We showed that mutagenesis induced by UV irradiation was suppressed by the addition of curcumin. Together these results indicate that curcumin acts as an inhibitor of SOS functions including UV mutagenesis.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
