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Inhibitory effects of water extract of Flos Inulae on mutation and tyrosinase.
Food chemistry - 15 Aug 2013
Huang Ming-Hsing, Tai Huo-Mu, Wang Bor-Sen, Chang Lee-Wen
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the effects of a water extract of Flos Inulae (WFI) on antioxidant, antimutation and antityrosinase were investigated. The results showed that WFI inhibited the mutagenicity of 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA), an indirect mutagen; and 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4-NQO), a direct mutagen toward Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 and TA 100. In addition, WFI, in the range of 0.2-0.6 mg/ml, showed radical...
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