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Mutagenic, antimutagenic, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activities of extracts from Pituranthos tortuosus.
Drug and chemical toxicology - 1 Jan 2008
Abdelwahed Afef, Skandrani Ines, Kilani Soumaya, Neffati A, Sghaier Mohamed Ben, Bouhlel Ines, Boubaker Jihed, Ammar Rebaï Ben, Mahmoud Amor, Ghedira Kamel, Chekir-Ghedira Leila
Abstract excerpt
Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities against direct acting mutagens, nifuroxazide (NF) and sodium azide (SA), and indirect acting mutagen aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) of extracts prepared from aerial parts of Pituranthos tortuosus were investigated in bacterial assay systems (i.e., the Ames test with Salmonella typhimurium TA100, TA98, TA1538, TA1535, and the SOS chromotest with Escherichia coli PQ 37). It was found...
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