Publication
Title
Investigation into the genotoxicity of water extracts from hypoxis species and a commercially available hypoxis preparation
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Abstract
We performed an in vitro evaluation of the genotoxic potential of water extracts from four Hypoxis species (Hypoxis hemerocallidea, H. colchicifolia, H. rigidula, H. acuminata) and a commercial preparation thereof using the neutral red uptake (NRU) assay, the alkaline comet assay and the cytome assay in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. The relative cytotoxicity of these samples was established by determining their NI50 values (50% inhibition of NRU), and these results were used for dose-finding in genotoxicity tests. None of the tested extracts were identified as genotoxic in both the alkaline comet assay and cytome assay.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Phytotherapy research. - London
Publication
London : 2013
ISSN
0951-418X
DOI
10.1002/PTR.4732
Volume/pages
27 :3 (2013) , p. 350-356
ISI
000315958400006
Pubmed ID
22592975
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
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Last edited 28.01.2024
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