DNA Protection against Oxidative Damage Using the Hydroalcoholic Extract of Garcinia mangostana and Alpha-Mangostin

Garcinia mangostana, popularly known as “mangosteen fruit,” originates from Southeast Asia and came to Brazil about 80 years ago where it mainly grows in the states of Pará and Bahia. Although mangosteen or its extracts have been used for ages in Asian folk medicine, data on its potential genotoxici...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Carvalho-Silva, Alanna Cibelle Fernandes Pereira, Rúbens Prince dos Santos Alves, Temenouga N. Guecheva, João A. P. Henriques, Martin Brendel, Cristina Pungartnik, Fabrício Rios-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3430405