Mechanism of antimutagenicity of aquatic plant extracts against benzo[a]pyrene in the Salmonella assay |
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| Authors: | T Sato Y Ose H Nagase H Kito |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Public Health, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | The mechanism of antimutagenicity of water extracts of grass-wrack pondweed (Potamogeton oxyphylus Miquel), curled pondweed (Potamogeton crispus L.) and smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) towards benzo[a]pyrene mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium was investigated. The antimutagenic components in the aquatic plants were water-soluble, heat-resistant and had a high molecular weight; chlorophyll did not play an important role. |
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