[Genetic effects of root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. on different test-systems]

Tsitol Genet. 2012 Sep-Oct;46(5):43-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The antimutagenic and geroprotective activities of root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra have been demonstrated both on plant test systems--Allium fistulosum L., Allium cepa L., Vicia faba L. and on animals--Vistar rats. The possibilities of the mobilization of Glycyrrhiza glabra root extracts as antimutagenic agents are discussed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anaphase / drug effects*
  • Anaphase / genetics
  • Anaphase / radiation effects
  • Animals
  • Antimutagenic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antimutagenic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bone Marrow / drug effects
  • Bone Marrow / metabolism
  • Bone Marrow / radiation effects
  • Chromosome Aberrations / drug effects*
  • Chromosome Aberrations / radiation effects
  • Chromosomes, Plant / drug effects*
  • Chromosomes, Plant / radiation effects
  • Gamma Rays
  • Glycyrrhiza / chemistry*
  • Male
  • Methylnitrosourea / pharmacology
  • Mutagenicity Tests
  • Mutagens / pharmacology
  • Onions / drug effects
  • Onions / genetics
  • Onions / radiation effects
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Solvents
  • Vicia faba / drug effects
  • Vicia faba / genetics
  • Vicia faba / radiation effects
  • Water

Substances

  • Antimutagenic Agents
  • Mutagens
  • Plant Extracts
  • Solvents
  • Water
  • Methylnitrosourea