Antigenotoxic and antioxidant activities of Pituranthos chloranthus essential oils

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Neffati, A ^a   Bouhlel, I ^a   Ben Sghaier, M ^a   Boubaker, J ^a   Limem, I ^a   Kilani, S ^a   Skandrani, I ^a   Bhouri, W ^a   Le Dauphin, J ^c   Barillier, D ^c   Mosrati, R ^c   Chekir Ghedira, L ^a,b   Ghedira, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Anti genotoxic effect; DNA scission; Essential oil; Free radical scavenging; Pituranthos chloranthus; SOS response

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NIFUROXAZIDE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PQ35; ESCHERICHIA COLI PQ37; GENOTOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PITURANTHOS; PITURANTHUS CHLORANTHUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORANTHUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PITURANTHOS;

EID: 59949105997     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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