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A comparative evaluation of mutagenic, antimutagenic, radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of essential oils of Pituranthos chloranthus (Coss. et Dur.).
Drug and chemical toxicology - 1 Jan 2009
Neffati Aicha, Limem Ilef, Kilani Soumaya, Bouhlel Ines, Skandrani Ines, Bhouri Wissem, Ben Sghaier Mohamed, Boubaker Jihed, Ledauphin Jerome, Barillier Daniel, Ghedira Leila Chekir, Ghedira Kamel
Abstract excerpt
The Salmonella typhimurium/microsome assay is a widely used bacterial genotoxicity assay to test potential carcinogens. The aim of this work was to evaluate the mutagenic and antimutagenic activities with and without the addition of an extrinsic metabolic activation system of essential oils obtained from an aerial part of Pituranthos chloranthus harvested from different stations in Tunisia. The oils showed no...
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