Genotoxicity Evaluation of Moringa oleifera Seed Extract and Lectin

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Rolim, Lucíola A D M M ^a   Macêdo, Márcia F S ^b   Sisenando, Herbert Ary ^c   Napoleão, Thiago H ^a   Felzenszwalb, Israel ^d   Aiub, Claudia A F ^d   Coelho, Luana C B B ^a   Medeiros, Silvia R B ^b   Paiva, Patrícia M G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

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

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Lectin; Moringa oleifera; Seed extract

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD SAFETY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PH; PLANT SEED; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

DNA DAMAGE; FOOD SAFETY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LECTINS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEEDS;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 79952085655     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01990.x     Document Type: Article

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