Genotoxicity and mutagenicity of Echinodorus macrophyllus (chapéu-de-couro) extracts

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Vidal, Leonardo S ^a   Alves, Adriana M ^a   Kuster, Ricardo M ^a   Lage, Claudia ^a   Leitão, Alvaro C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Echinodorus macrophyllus; Genotoxicity; Mutagenesis; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIPYRIDINE; CATALASE; ECHINODORUS MACROPHYLLUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALISMATACEAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODORUS MACROPHYLLUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; LYOPHILISATE; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOS CHROMOTEST; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECHINODORUS MACROPHYLLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 77957310707     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010005000060     Document Type: Article

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