Evaluation of the mutagenic potential of yangambin and of the hydroalcoholic extract of Ocotea duckei by the Ames test

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 536, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 117-120

  Marques, Regina Célia Pereira ^a   De Medeiros, Sílvia Regina Batistuzzo ^a   Da Silva Dias, Celidarque ^b   Barbosa Filho, José Maria ^b   Agnez Lima, Lucymara Fassarella ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ames test; Medicinal plant; Mutagenicity; Natural product; Ocotea duckei; Yangambin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OCOTEA DUCKEI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YANGAMBIN;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OCOTEA DUCKEI; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

OCOTEA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037457519     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(03)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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