The evaluation of the genotoxicity of two commonly used food colors: Quinoline Yellow (E 104) and Brilliant Black BN (E 151)

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-122

  Macioszek, Violetta K ^a,b   Kononowicz, Andrzej K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comet Assay; DNA Damage; Food Colors; Genotoxicity; Human Lymphocytes; Micronucleus Assay; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

BRILLIANT BLACK BN; FOOD DYE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE YELLOW; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARCINOGENICITY; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MUTAGENICITY;

VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 2342424836     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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