A synergistic effect of GABA tea and copper(II) on DNA breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 955-962

  Wang, Hsueh Fang ^a   Chuang, Show Mei ^b   Hsiao, Ching Chuan ^a   Cherng, Shur Hueih ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cu(II) reduction; GABA tea; Reactive oxygen species; Single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay); Single strand breaks

Indexed keywords

2,9 DIMETHYL 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TEA EXTRACT; CATALASE; CELL DNA; COPPER; CUPRIC ION; DNA; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SINGLET OXYGEN; SODIUM AZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; REDUCTION;

BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174; COMET ASSAY; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, VIRAL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; TEA;

EID: 79952455725     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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