Antimutagenic Effect of the Major Volatile Compounds Identified from Mugwort (Artemisia asictica nakai) Leaves

쑥의 휘발성분에서 동정된 물질의 항돌연변이 효과

Volatile aromatic compounds collected from raw and roasted mugwort (Artemisia asictica nakai) leaves by the Tenax trap and some major volatile compounds were separated and identified by GC-MS. The identified compounds were tested for the antimutagenic and mutagenic activities against aflatoxin B$_1$(AFB$_1$) using their authentic compounds. Six compounds (myrcene, cineole, camphor, caryophyllen, coumarin, and farnesol) showed antimutagenic activities, but 2-pyrrolidine and thujone showed mutagenic activities. 1-Acetylpiperidine formed during roasting mugwort leaves exhibited mutagenic activities. When the mutagens and antimutagens were mixed, the mixture reduced the mutagenicity of AFB$_1$. These results suggested that the extract of mugwort leaves is not mutagenic and so the mugwort leaves might be used as a food and as medicinal sources without mutagenicity.

쑥의 주요 휘발성분이 Salmonella typhimurium TA100에서 aflatoxin B$_1$의 돌연변이 유발성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 쑥(Artemisia asictica nakai)의 생엽과 볶음 쑥차로 부터 휘발성향기성분을 Tenax trap으로 포집하여 분리하였다. GC-MS로 동정된 9가지 주요화합물중 myrcene, cineole camphor, caryophyllen, coumarin, farnesol은 돌연변이 유발을 억제시키는 효과가 있었으며, 2-pyrrolidine, thujone, 그리고 1-acetylpiperidine은 증가시키는 효과가 있었다. 그러나 이들 9가지 화합물을 혼합하여 시험하였을 때는 돌연변이 억제효과만 현저하였다. 따라서 2-pyrrolidine, thujone, 그리고 1-acetylpiperidine의 돌연변이 증가효과는 쑥중의 항돌연변이 물질에 의해 그 효과를 나타내지 못함을 알 수 있었다.