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MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
卷 581, 期 1-2, 页码 35-42出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.10.009
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DNA damage; comet assay; lipid peroxidation; hydroxyl radical; traditional herbal remedies; South Africa
This study investigated the antioxidant and genotoxic properties of 13 South African herbal extracts. Results from the single-cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay indicated that there were profound differences between the plant extracts in their ability to produce DNA damage, which varied from highly genotoxic to protective. Similarly, water and methanol extracts of all the herbal preparations showed variable potencies in scavenging hydroxyl radicals, as measured by means of electron spin resonance spectrometery (ESR) with the spin trap alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN). In general, methanol extracts were better scavengers of hydroxyl radicals than the corresponding water extracts. This was also true of the ability of these extracts to inhibit membrane lipid peroxidation, assessed with diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine (DPPP). However, neither methanol nor water extracts had the ability to protect against DNA damage. The results show that further research on South African traditional herbal extracts is imperative to gain understanding of the mechanisms involved in their pharmacological effects. The tests implemented in the present investigation are recommended for screening other herbal extracts. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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