Contribution of theafulvins to the antimutagenicity of black tea: Their mechanism of action

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 631-636

  Catterall, Fenton ^a   Copeland, Emma ^a   Clifford, Michael N ^a   Ioannides, Costas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 1 METHYL 6 PHENYLIMIDAZO[4,5 B]PYRIDINE; 2 AMINO 3 METHYLIMIDAZO[4,5 F]QUINOLINE; 7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; AFLATOXIN B1; ANILINE; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; N NITROSOPYRROLIDINE; NITROSOGUANIDINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; THEAFULVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROSOME; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

EID: 0031726765     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.6.631     Document Type: Article

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