Determining the genotoxicity of an aqueous infusion of Bauhinia monandra leaves

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-516

  Macêdo, Márcia Fernanda Silva ^a   Sisenando, Herbert A A A C N ^a   Queiroz, Jana Dara F ^a   Argolo, Adriana C C ^b   Dantas Saturnino, Ana Conceição R ^b   Coelho, Luana C B B ^b   Batistuzzo De Medeiros, Sìlvia R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bauhinia monandra; Cytotoxicity; Escherichia coli; Genotoxicity; Leguminosae; Micronucleus assay; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA MONANDRA EXTRACT; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; HYDROXYL GROUP; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA MONANDRA; BINDING SITE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA BINDING; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROKARYOTE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 62849113303     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400002     Document Type: Article

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