Potent suppressing activity of the non-polyphenolic fraction of green tea (Camellia sinensis) against genotoxin-induced umu C gene expression in Salmonella typhimurium (TA 1535/pSK 1002) - Association with pheophytins a and b

Cancer Letters

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Okai, Yasuji ^a   Higashi Okai, Kiyoka ^a  

^a Osaka Kun ei Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxic activity; Green tea; Non polyphenolic fraction; Pheophytins a and b

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; CHLOROPHYLL A; MITOMYCIN C; PHEOPHYTIN; POLYPHENOL;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TEA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHEOPHYTINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); SPINACIA OLERACEA; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030785499     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)00294-2     Document Type: Article

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