Mutagenicity of Flavonoids Assayed by Bacterial Reverse Mutation (Ames) Test

The mutagenicity of ten flavonoids was assayed by the Ames test, in <em>Salmonella typhimurium</em> strains TA98, TA100 and TA102, with the aim of establishing hydroxylation pattern-mutagenicity relationship profiles. The compounds assessed were: quercetin, kaempferol, lu...

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Main Authors: Eliana Aparecida Varanda, Wagner Vilegas, Lourdes Campaner dos Santos, Flavia Aparecida Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/5/5255