Toxicological and analytical investigations of noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruit juice

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 529-537

  Westendorf, Johannes ^a,b   Effenberger, Katharina ^a   Iznaguen, Hassan ^a   Basar, Simla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b University of Medical School Hamburg Eppendorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alizarin; Anthraquinones; Genotoxicity; Lucidin; Morinda citrifolia; Mutagenicity; Noni juice; Rubiadin

Indexed keywords

CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; RATTUS; SALMONELLA;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CRICETULUS; FRUIT; HAMSTER; LIVER CELL; MALE; MORINDA; MUTAGEN TESTING; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; BEVERAGES; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FRUIT; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; MORINDA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 34047220990     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062130i     Document Type: Article

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