Evaluation of the genotoxic potential of standardized extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra (GutGard™)

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-380

  Chandrasekaran, C V ^a   Sundarajan, K ^a   Gupta, Anumita ^a   Srikanth, H S ^a   Edwin, Jothie ^a   Agarwal, Amit ^a  

^a Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial reverse mutation test; Chromosome aberration test; Glycyrrhiza glabra; Micronucleus test; Safety

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; GUTGARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; GLYCYRRHIZA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 80855148239     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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