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Effects of carbendazim on DNA, gene and chromosome

살균제 carbendazim이 DNA, 유전자 및 염색체에 미치는 영향

  • 이제봉 (농업과학기술원 농약안전성과) ;
  • 성필남 (난지농업연구소 축산과) ;
  • 정미혜 (농업과학기술원 농약안전성과) ;
  • 신진섭 (농업과학기술원 농약안전성과) ;
  • 강규영 (경상대학교 농생대 환경생명화학과)
  • Published : 2004.12.30
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Abstract

Benzimidazole pesticide carbendazim that is effective against a wide range of fungal plant pathogens is a protective, eradicant, and systemic fungicide. For genetic toxicity evaluation of carbendazim on DNA, genes and chromosome, were investigated with chromosome aberration, bacterial reverse mutation, micronucleus test in mouse born marrow and DNA damage assay by single cell microgel electrophoresis. Substitution and frameshift mutation were not induce at variable concentration of carbendazim on Ames test with or without rat liver microsomal activation. For the result of chromosome aberration test, numerical changes of chromosome were detected at the concentrations higher than $4.0{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, but structural aberration was not induced. Positive control, Mitomycin-C and captafol made a structural aberration, but numerical change of chromosome did not appear. In the micronucleus test for mouse born marrow, carbendazim was negative, but was weak positive in DNA damage assay by single cell microgel electrophoresis because of increased DNA moving length of 20% to control.

광범위 보호 살균제인 carbendazim이 DNA, 유전자 및 염색체에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 Ames가 개발한 미생물복귀돌연변원성시험, CHL (chinese hamster lung fibroblast cell) 세포를 이용한 염색체 이상시험, DNA 손상시험 및 마우스 골수세포를 이용한 소핵시험을 수행하였다. Carbendazim $156\sim2,500{\mu}g/plate$ 농도로 직접법 및 대사활성화법으로 TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98 및 TA 100에서 수행한 Ames test결과 음성 대조군(DMSO)과 유사한 colony수를 보여 유전자의 염기절단에 의한 결손이나 염기 치환을 일으키지 않았다. 염색체에 미치는 영향을 검색하기 위하여 CHL세포에 $2.0\sim32.0{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 carbendazim을 처리하여 염색체이상시험을 수행한 결과 염색분체 절단과 같은 구조이상은 없었으나 염색체의 수에 변화가 관찰되어 수적 이상은 인정되었다. Carbendazim 25, 50 및 $100{\mu}g/mL$을 마우스에 처리하여 30분, 60분 및 120분에 DNA에 직접 노출시켜 DNA손상 시험을 수행한 결과 60분까지는 영향이 없었으나, 120분 노출 군에서 대조군에 비해 $22\sim27%$정도의 DNA이동거리가 증가하여 약간의 손상이 관찰되었으며, 세포에 노출시켰을 때도 중 농도와 저 농도에서 16%의 이동거리 증가와 120분 노출시켰을 때 $10%\sim26%$의 이동거리 증가가 있어 DNA에 직접 노출한 경우와 비슷하였다. Carbendazim 375, 750 및 1,500 mg/kg 농도로 투여한 소핵시험결과 음성으로 판단되었으며, 골수세포에 대한 세포독성도 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 결과에선 benzimidazole계 살균제 carbendazim이 DNA손상 및 염색체의 수적이상을 일으킨다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과는 계속적으로 논란이 되고 있는 benzimidazole계 농약인 benomyl이나 carbendazim에 장기적으로 인체에 노출되었을 경우 유전물질에 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 생각되나 만성독성성적과 노출량 등 구체적인 자료를 이용한 위해성평가를 수행하여야 보다 정확한 판단을 할 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

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