Anticlastogenic effect of aqueous extract from water yam (Dioscorea alata L.)

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6192-6202

  Wang, Tsu Shing ^a,b   Lii, Chong Kuei ^c   Huang, Yuan Ching ^a   Chang, Jen Yun ^a   Yang, Fang Yue ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; DNA damage protection; Fenton reaction; Metal chelating activity; Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.)

Indexed keywords

ANISALDEHYDE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CELL DNA; COPPER ION; COPPER SULFATE; DIOSCOREA ALATA EXTRACT; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUREXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTICLASTOGENIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHELATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DISSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; YAM;

EID: 82155197749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1126     Document Type: Article

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