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Stimulation of DNA repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Ginkgo biloba leaf extract.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Jun 2011
Marques Filipe, Azevedo Flávio, Johansson Björn, Oliveira Rui
Abstract excerpt
Many extracts prepared from plants traditionally used for medicinal applications contain a variety of phytochemicals with antioxidant and antigenotoxic activity. In this work we measured the DNA protective effect of extracts of Ginkgo biloba leaves from oxidative stress using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as experimental model. The extract improved viability of yeast cells under oxidative stress imposed by hydrogen...
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