Investigation of the antimutagenic effects of selected South African medicinal plant extracts

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Verschaeve, L ^d   Kestens, V ^a   Taylor, J L S ^a,b   Elgorashi, E E ^a   Maes, A ^a   Van Puyvelde, L ^c   De Kimpe, N ^c   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ames test; Antimutagenicity; Dichloromethane extraction; Medicinal plants; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; DIOSPYROS WHYTEANA EXTRACT; GARDENIA VOLKENSII EXTRACT; MITOMYCIN C; ORNITHOGALUM LONGIBRACTEATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYGEUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; RHAMNUS PRINOIDES EXTRACT; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA EXTRACT; SYZIGIUM CORDATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; DIOSPYROS WHYTEANA; GARDENIA VOLKENSII; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICRONUCLEUS; MICROSOME; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOGALUM LONGIBRACTEATUM; PLANT LEAF; PYGEUM; RHAMNUS PRINODES; SALMONELLA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA; SYZIGIUM CORDATUM;

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS WHYTEANA; GARDENIA; GARDENIA VOLKENSII; ORNITHOGALUM; ORNITHOGALUM LONGIBRACTEATUM; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AFRICANA; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS PRINOIDES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0242405660     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(03)00131-0     Document Type: Article

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