The effect of essential oil of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) on UV-induced mutagenesis in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Stanojević, Jasna ^a   Berić, Tanja ^a   Opačić, Biljana ^a   Vuković Gačić, Branka ^a   Simić, Draga ^a   Knežević Vukčević, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimutagenesis; Basil oil; Escherichia. Coli; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549108307     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0801093S     Document Type: Article

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