Glutathione conjugation attenuates biological activities of 6-dehydroshogaol from ginger.
6-Dehydroshogaol (6-DHSG) is a bioactive α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound isolated from fresh ginger with anti-inflammatory and phase II enzyme inducing activities. Here we describe the glutathione (GSH)-dependent metabolism and the effect of this metabolic transformation on the biological activities of 6-DHSG. Compared with other ginger compounds, such as 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol, 6-DHSG showed the most potent anti-inflammatory effect in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. The biological activities of 6-DHSG were attenuated by sulfhydryl antioxidants such as glutathione (GSH) or N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), but not ascorbic acid (ASC). 6-DHSG was metabolised by GSH to form a GSH conjugate (GS-6-DHSG) in RAW 264.7 cells, via a potential mechanism involving the catalytic activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST). GS-6-DHSG showed reduced biological activities compared with 6-DHSG in multiple biological assays. Together, these results indicate that GSH conjugation attenuates the biological activities of 6-DHSG and other α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
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6-Dehydroshogaol 6-DHSG α,β-unsaturated carbonyl 6-DHSG glutathione GSH 6-DHSG 6-gingerol 6-shogaol 6-DHSG α,β-unsaturated carbonyl 6-DHSG sulfhydryl glutathione GSH N-acetyl cysteine NAC ascorbic acid ASC 6-DHSG GSH GSH GS-6-DHSG glutathione S GS-6-DHSG 6-DHSG GSH Glutathione 6-dehydroshogaol glutathione-S-transferase GST