Steviol glycoside safety: Is the genotoxicity database sufficient?

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 386-390

  Urban, J D ^a   Carakostas, M C ^b   Brusick, D J ^c  

^a ToxStrategies   (United States)

^b ToxStrategies Inc   (United States)

^c Brusick Consultancy   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Rebaudioside a; Stevia; Steviol glycosides sweeteners

Indexed keywords

DNA; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; REBAUDIOSIDE A; STEVIOL GLYCOSIDE; STEVIOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COMET ASSAY; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA BASE; DNA DAMAGE; FOOD SAFETY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DITERPENES, KAURANE; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; SWEETENING AGENTS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84868685075     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.10.016     Document Type: Review

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