The effect of flavonoids on selected biotransformation enzymes

Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biochemical Sciences Candidate: Eliška Procházková Supervisor: Prof. Ing. Barbora Szotáková, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: The effect of flavonoids on selected biotransformation enzymes In recent years, catechins which belong to flavonoids have been studied polyphenolic constituents of green tea. Especially their beneficial effects on the human health are mostly studied. The popularity of dietary supplements with high levels of flavonoids is growing and thus they can affect a wide range of biotransformation enzymes and also the metabolism of many drugs. The aim of this diploma thesis was to find out how the selected catechins - catechin (C), epicatechin (EC), epicatechin 3-gallate (ECG), epigallocatechin (EGC), epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) and the green tea extract - polyphenon 60 (P) influence the viability of the Caco-2 cells and the activity and expression of the selected biotransformation enzymes in these cells - cytochromes P450 (CYP) isoforms 1A1, 1A2, and 3A, aldehyde reductase (AKR1A1), aldo-keto reductase 1C (AKR1C), carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1), UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT), sulfotransferase (SULT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST). The viability tests (NRU test and MTT test) proved that catechins (EGC,..