Isolation and characterization of the compounds responsible for the antimutagenic activity of Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae) leaf extracts

Isolation and characterization of the compounds responsible for the antimutagenic activity of Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae) leaf extracts

Abstract Background Mutations play a major role in the pathogenesis and development of several chronic degenerative diseases including cancer. It follows, therefore that antimutagenic compound may inhibit the pathological process resulting from exposure to mutagens. Investigation of the antimutageni...

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Main Authors: Tshepiso Jan Makhafola, Esameldin Elzein Elgorashi, Lyndy Joy McGaw, Maurice Ducret Awouafack, Luc Verschaeve, Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Combretum microphyllum
n-Tetracosanol
Eicosanoic acid
Arjunolic acid
Antimutagenicity
Cytotoxicity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1935-5

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