Antimutagenic effect of one variety of green pepper (Capsicum spp.) and its possible interference with the nitrosation process

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 496, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 39-45

  Ramirez Victoria, Patricia ^a,c   Guzman Rincon, Judith ^b   Espinosa Aguirre, J J ^a   Murillo Romero, Susana ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^c Institute for River Research International   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimutagenicity; Drosophila melanogaster; Endogenous nitrosation; Green pepper; SMART

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD ADDITIVE; METHYLUREA; PLANT EXTRACT; POBLANO PEPPER EXTRACT; SODIUM NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; LARVA; MALE; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION RATE; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; CAPSICUM; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; METHYLUREA COMPOUNDS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; NITRATES; NITROSATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; WING;

ANIMALIA; CAPSICUM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035922194     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(01)00217-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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