Effect of dietary antioxidants on the cytostatic effect of acrylamide during copper-deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Acrylamide exposure increases oxidative stress and causes cytotoxicity. In order to understand the role of oxidative stress in acrylamide toxicity, we utilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism grown in Yeast Peptone Dextrose (YPD) or Copper-Deficient Medium (CDM). Although the growth curves of yeast were comparable in these media, acrylamide treatment resulted in significant growth inhibition and colony formation only in the CDM.