Environmental, genetic and cellular toxicity of tenuazonic acid isolated from Alternaira alternata

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1151-1156

  Zhou, Bing ^a   Qiang, Sheng ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Mammalian cell line; Micronucleus; Protein content; Tenuazonic acid; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; TENUAZONIC ACID;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINESE HAMSTER; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; VICIA FABA;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 43449084661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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