Broad spectrum antimutagenic activity of antioxidant active fraction of Punica granatum L. peel extracts

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 703, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-107

  Zahin, Maryam ^a   Aqil, Farrukh ^a,b   Ahmad, Iqbal ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimutagenic activity; Antioxidant activity; Methanol fraction; Punica granatum

Indexed keywords

3,4,8,9,10 PENTAHYDROXY DIBENZO[B,D]PYRAN 6 ONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CASTALAGIN; CORILAGIN; ELLAGIC ACID; ESCHWEILENOL C; GALLAGIC ACID; GLUCOGALLIN; GRANATIN A; GRANATIN B; METHANOL; PEDUNCULAGIN; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; PUNICALAGIN; PUNICALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 78549278382     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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