Article
Plant antimutagenic agents, 1. General bioassay and isolation procedures.
Journal of natural products - 1 Jan 2000
Wall M E, Wani M C, Hughes T J, Taylor H
Abstract excerpt
An antimutagenic assay in Salmonella typhimurium has been utilized for a study of the inhibition of the mutagenic activity of 2-aminoanthracene in the presence of the Ames S-9 metabolic activation preparation by crude organic solvent extracts of plant materials. More than 2000 extracts representing 39 families have been tested to date. Confirmed inhibitory activity has been found in 80 samples. More than 60% were...
Topics
- Anthracenes
- Mutation
- Plant Extracts
- Salmonella typhimurium
