Studies on the antimutagenic and antitumour effects of phycobiliproteins from Gracilaria lemaneiformis / 中国海洋药物

ABSTRACT

The inhibitory effect of the crude phycoerythrin(PE) on the frequency of PCE micronucleus induced by CP and its antitumor effect on mice bearing S 180 sarcoma were studied. The result showed that the PE could decrease significantly the frequency of PCE micronucleus with a fair dose-effect relationship, and showed obvious antitumor effect on S 180 bearing mice with an inhibitory rate 44%.