Investigation of genotoxic and antigenotoxic activities of Melampodium divaricatum in Salmonella typhimurium.
Toxicol In Vitro
; 20(3): 361-6, 2006 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-16182509
Melampodium divaricatum is a member of the Asteraceae and in Brazil is known as false-calendula, its flowers being used in anti-inflammatory preparations, substituting the true calendula or marigold (Calendula officinalis L.). The flower extract was investigated for mutagenic and antimutagenic effect in the Salmonella/microsome assay. The tested extract was not mutagenic in the strains TA100, TA98, TA97a and TA102 and decreased the mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1, benzo(a)pyrene and daunomycin. Chlorophyll and triterpenes were detected in the extract, and they might have contributed to the observed effect. Our data suggest that these medicinal plants possess cancer chemopreventive properties.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salmonella typhimurium
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Antimutagenic Agents
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Asteraceae
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Mutagens
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Toxicol In Vitro
Journal subject:
TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
United kingdom