Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of aqueous and methanol extracts of Euphorbia hirta

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-414

  Loh, Daphne Sue Yen ^a   Er, Hui Meng ^a   Chen, Yu Sui ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimutagenic activity; Euphorbia hirta; HPLC; Mutagenic activity; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOANTHRACENE; 2 NITROFLUORENE; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; S 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EUPHORBIA; METHANOL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WATER;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 70449627006     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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