Evaluation of the mutagenicity and genotoxic potential of carvacrol and thymol using the Ames Salmonella test and alkaline, Endo III- and FPG-modified comet assays with the human cell line Caco-2

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-128

  LLana Ruiz Cabello, Maria ^a   Maisanaba, Sara ^a   Puerto, Maria ^a   Prieto, Ana I ^a   Pichardo, Silvia ^a   Jos, Ángeles ^a   Cameán, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Enzyme modified comet assay; Genotoxicity; Mutagenicity; Thymol

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD ADDITIVE; FREE RADICAL; THYMOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; MUTAGENIC AGENT; TERPENE;

AMES TEST; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CACO 2 CELL LINE; COLON CARCINOMA; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FOOD PACKAGING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTAGENICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; SALMONELLA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CACO-2 CELLS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MONOTERPENES; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA; THYMOL; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84905243673     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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