In vitro evaluation of genotoxicity of avocado (Persea americana) fruit and leaf extracts in human peripheral lymphocytes

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-187

  Kulkarni, Paresh ^a,b   Paul, Rajkumar ^a,c   Ganesh, N ^a  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

^b Jai Prakash Hospital (District Hospital)   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acrocentric associations; avocado; genotoxicity; PCD; Persea Americana

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC ASSOCIATIONS; AVOCADO; GENOTOXICITIES; PCD; PERSEA AMERICANA;

ABERRATIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

FRUITS;

1 HYDROXYHENEICOSA 2,12,15 TRIEN 4 ONE; 1 HYDROXYHENEICOSA 2,5,12,15 TETRAEN 4 ONE; 1, 2, 4 TRIHYDROXYHEPTADEC 16 ENE; 1,2,4 TRIHYDROXYHEPTADEC 16 ENE; 1,2,4 TRIHYDROXYHEPTADEC 16 YNE; 1,2,4 TRIHYDROXYNONADECANE; 12 DIEN 1 YL ACETATE; 2 HYDROXY 4 OXOHENEICOSA 5; ALKANOL; COUMARIN; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PERSENONE A; PERSENONE B; PERSIN 2 HYDROXY 4 OXOHENEICOSA 12, 15 DIENYL ACETATE; QUERCETIN; SCOPOLETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOCADO; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROL GROUP; DRUG ISOLATION; EXTRACT; FRUIT; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER INJURY; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PLANT LEAF; PREMATURITY; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION;

CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MUTAGENS; PERSEA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

PERSEA AMERICANA; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 77957198820     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590501.2010.504979     Document Type: Article

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