Antimutagenicity and DT-diaphorase inducer activity of the thai medicinal plant, Murdannia loriformis

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-52

  Vinitketkumnuen, Usanee ^a   Charoenkunathum, Wiriya ^a   Kongtawelert, Prachya ^a   Lertprasertsuke, Nirush ^b   Picha, Pomtipa ^c   Matsushima, Taijiro ^d  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^d Japan Bioassay Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Enzyme induction; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THAILAND;

COMMELINACEAE; MURDANNIA LORIFORMIS; MURINAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030412138     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v04n01_06     Document Type: Article

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