The alkaline comet assay as a method to investigate the DNA strand breaking effect of phenylpropanoids in mammalian cells

The propenylic α-asarone (aA) and β-asarone (bA) as well as the allylic γ-asarone (gA) are naturally occurring constituents in several herbs and spices such as Acorus calamus (aA and bA) or Aniba hostmanniana (gA). Alcoholic beverages, teas, herbal medicine and cosmetics exhibit the most important r...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Genetics
Main Authors:	Sabrina Haupenthal, Melanie Hemgesberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Subjects:	DNA Damage Genotoxicity DNA damage and repair DNA strand breaks phenylpropanoids food toxicology Asarone
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fgene.2015.01.00037/full