Antigenotoxic and antimutagenic potential of an annatto pigment (norbixin) against oxidative stress

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-99

  Antonio Jr , C T S ^b   Asad, Lídia M B O ^a   De Oliveira, Eduardo B ^a   Kovary, Karla ^a   Asad, Nasser R ^a   Felzenszwalb, Israel ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Annatto pigments; Antigenotoxicity; Antimutagenicity; Norbixin

Indexed keywords

ANNATTO PIGMENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; CAROTENOID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NORBIXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; BIXACEAE; CAROTENOIDS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); SUPEROXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BIXA ORELLANA; BIXACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 18044376586     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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