Antimutagenic Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Aqueous Extracts against N-Nitrosamines Evaluated by the Ames Test

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5194-5200

  Ikken, Youssef ^a   Cambero, Isabel ^a   Marín, María L ^a   Martínez, Adrián ^a   Haza, Ana I ^a   Morales, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ames test; Fruits; Mutagenicity; N nitrosamines; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANANAS COMOSUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; GLYCYRRHIZA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0000122065     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980657s     Document Type: Article

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