Antioxidant activity and inhibition of aflatoxin B1-, nifuroxazide-, and sodium azide-induced mutagenicity by extracts from Rhamnus alaternus L.

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Ammar, Rebai Ben ^a   Sghaier, Mohamed Ben ^a   Boubaker, Jihed ^a   Bhouri, Wissem ^a   Naffeti, Aicha ^a   Skandrani, Ines ^a   Bouhlel, Ines ^a   Kilani, Soumaya ^a   Ghedira, Kamel ^a   Chekir Ghedira, Leila ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ames test; Antigenotoxicity; Antioxidant; Rhamnus alaternus; SOS chromotest; Superoxide anions; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIOXIDANT; NIFUROXAZIDE; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS EXTRACT; SODIUM AZIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NITROFURANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHAMNUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SODIUM AZIDE; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 45849112879     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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