Mutagenicity, antimutagenicity and cytotoxicity evaluation of South African Podocarpus species.

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.044

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Mutagenicity, antimutagenicity and cytotoxicity evaluation of South African Podocarpus species.

Journal of ethnopharmacology - 15 Feb 2012

Abdillahi Halima S, Verschaeve Luc, Finnie Jeffrey F, Van Staden Johannes

Abstract excerpt

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Four species of Podocarpus are used in traditional medicine both in human and animal healthcare in South Africa. In vitro pharmacological screening of leaf and stem extracts of these species exhibited potent antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tyrosinase, anthelmintic, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant activities. AIM OF THE STUDY: To investigate the mutagenicity,...

Topics

Antimutagenic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Cycadopsida
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hep G2 Cells
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Medicine, African Traditional
Mutagens
Mutation
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts
Plant Leaves
Plant Stems
Salmonella typhimurium
South Africa

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PMID: 22155396
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.044

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