Mutagenic compounds in an extract from Rutae Herba (Ruta graveolens L.). I. Mutagenicity is partially caused by furoquinoline alkaloids

Mutagenesis

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 271-273

  Paulini, H ^a   Eilert, U ^a,b   Schimmer, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGEN TESTING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALKALOIDS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUINOLINES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0023371882     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/2.4.271     Document Type: Article

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