Clastogenic effects of dietary supplement--Spirulina alga, and some medicinal plant products from Boswellia serrata, Withania somnifera on mice

Indian J Exp Biol. 2001 Oct;39(10):1068-70.

Abstract

Pretreatment of aqueous extracts of Zyrulina (Spirulina), Aswagandha (Withania) and Nopane (Boswellia) on colchicine induced chromosome damage showed weakness of clastogenic activity in Swiss albino mice. None of the treatments increased significantly the number of chromosome aberrations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Boswellia / chemistry*
  • Chromosome Aberrations / drug effects*
  • Dietary Supplements / toxicity*
  • Eukaryota / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mutagenesis / drug effects
  • Mutagenicity Tests
  • Mutagens / isolation & purification
  • Mutagens / toxicity*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / toxicity
  • Plants, Medicinal / toxicity*
  • Spirulina

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Mutagens
  • Plant Extracts