Effect of Phenol Inducing the Antioxidant Responsive Element on Drosophila Melanogaster Lifespan

The effect of hydrophilic synthetic antioxidant TC-13 (3-(3’-tert-butyl-4’-hydroxyphenyl) propylthiosulfonate sodium) inducing the antioxidant-responsive element on the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster was studied. Addition of 1% TC-13 to diets prolonged the lifespan of long-lived D. melanogaster Canton S strain females and males, but not of short-lived Oregon R insects and reduced the mean lifespan of D. melanogaster males of the lgl558OR/Cy strain containing a recessive lethal mutation of tumor suppressor in the heterozygotic state. The geroprotective effects of TC-13 synthetic phenol antioxidant depended on D. melanogaster genotype and gender.