Article
Antimutagens from Momordica charantia.
Mutation research - 1 Jun 1990
Guevara A P, Lim-Sylianco C, Dayrit F, Finch P
Abstract excerpt
The antimutagenic principle of the green fruits of Momordica charantia was shown by the micronucleus test to be an intractable mixture of novel acylglucosylsterols. The antimutagens were extracted from the green fruits with ethanol and isolated from the bioactive petroleum ether and carbon tetrac...
Topics
- Animals
- Ethanol
- Glucosides
- Glycosides
- Mice
- Micronucleus Tests
- Mitomycin
- Mitomycins
- Molecular Structure
- Mutation
- Phytosterols
- Plant Extracts
- Plants, Medicinal
- Stigmasterol