ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Estimation of mutagenic potential of the valproic acid derivative containing a tertiary amino group

Zolotoverkhaja EA, Kubarskaya LG, Bespalov AYa, Melekhova AS
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Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Ekaterina A. Zolotoverkhaja
Bekhtereva, 1, Saint-Petersburg, 192019, Russia; ur.xednay@ajahkrevotoloz.e

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Funding: the study was performed as part of the State Assignment “Assessment of Effiacy and Safety of the Valproic Acid Amino Ester Substance as an Agent for Drug Treatment of the Toxin-Induced Seizures”, R&D project № 121041500281-1.

Author contribution: Zolotoverkhaja EA — study planning, in silico analysis, statistical analysis and data interpretation, manuscript writing; Kubarskaya LG — in vitro experiments, data acquisition and analysis; Bespalov AYa — synthesis of the test compound, data interpretation, manuscript editing; Melekhova AS — manuscript editing, preparing supportive documents for publishing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was performed in silico and in vitro, no approval by the Ethics Committee was required.

Received: 2023-06-20 Accepted: 2023-08-23 Published online: 2023-09-15
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The model of severe poisoning with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors has shown the possibility of drug treatment of toxic effects with valproic acid containing a tertiary amino group. The study was aimed to assess potential mutagenic effects of the valproic acid derivative containing a tertiary amino group when studing its safety. Testing for toxicophores and assessment of the mutagenic effect probability were perfomed using the QSAR Toolbox offline software (v4.5 SP1). The Ames test with and without metabolic activation was used to estimate mutagenic potential of valproic acid containing a tertiary amino group in vitro. The computer prediction results predicted that the test substance would show no mutagenic effects in the Ames test. These data were confirmed by the in vitro Ames test for a broad range of concentrations of valproic acid containing a tertiary amino group (0.02–5.0 mg/mL). The concentrations of valproic acid containing a tertiary amino group exceeding 1.58 mg/mL have a bacteriostatic effect on the TA 100 S. typhimurium strain and the WP2 uvr A pKM 101с E. coli strain. Thus, the valproic acid derivative containing a tertiary amino group possesses no mutagenic effect, it can be recommended for further preclinical trials of therapeutic efficacy and safety.

Keywords: Ames test, valproic acid, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, computer prediction, mutagenicity, anticholinergics

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