Mycoflora, cytotoxicity, and DNA interaction of polyherbal products from Malaysia

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-31

  Mohd Fuat, A R ^a   Aidoo, K E ^a   Calvert, T W ^a   Candlish, A A G ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cytotoxicity; DNA interaction; Herbal products; Mycoflora; Ochratoxin A; Polyherbal

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; AFLATOXIN; ANGELICAE SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CURCUMA AROMATICA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA EXTRACT; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HEDYOTIS DIFFUSA EXTRACT; HELMINTHOSTACHYS ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ILLICIUM VERUM EXTRACT; METHYL GREEN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PIPER NIGRUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNUS ARMENIACA EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BARBATA EXTRACT; SELAGINELLA DOEDERIEINI EXTRACT; SPARGANIUM STOLONIFERUM EXTRACT; TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERBENA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ZINGIBERIS MINUS EXTRACT;

ANGELICAE SINENSIS; APRICOT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BLACK PEPPER; CARUM COPTICUM; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLOVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA AROMATICA; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG FORMULATION; EUROTIUM; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; FONSECEAE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GINGER; HEDYOTIS DIFFUSA; HELMINTHOSTACHYS ZEYLANICA; HEP 2 CELL; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPHOMYCETES; ILLICIUM VERUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCUTELLARIA BARBATA; SELAGINELLA DOEDERIEINI; SPARGANIUM STOLONIFERUM; TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VERBENA OFFICINALIS; ZINGIBERIS MINUS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA; CLADOSPORIUM; CURCUMA AROMATICA; CURCUMA LONGA; EPHEDRA SINICA; EUROTIUM; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; FUNGI; HEDYOTIS DIFFUSA; HELMINTHOSTACHYS ZEYLANICA; HYPHOMYCETES; ILLICIUM VERUM; PENICILLIUM; PHIALOPHORA; PIPER NIGRUM; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCUTELLARIA BARBATA; SELAGINELLA; SPARGANIUM STOLONIFERUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM; VERBENA OFFICINALIS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBERIS;

EID: 33644979761     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500530500     Document Type: Article

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