[The antimutagenic action of apiculture products]

Tsitol Genet. 1996 Nov-Dec;30(6):48-55.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Using the battery of test-systems, we studied the possible antimutagenic activity of some products of apiculture. It is established that apilak-preparation made on the basis of queen bee milk didn't show gene-protective abilities in Ames test. The rest products of apiculture: propolis, beebread, honey preparations N1 and N2, and queen bee milk manifested to some degree their ability to decrease the mutagenic effects of some chemical and physical mutagens. The toxic effect of propolis upon yeast cells was established. Queen bee milk manifested the least antimutagenic properties (on all test-objects used in experiments).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimutagenic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bees*
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Bone Marrow / drug effects
  • Bone Marrow Cells
  • Drosophila melanogaster / drug effects
  • Fatty Acids / pharmacology
  • Honey
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred CBA
  • Mutagenicity Tests / methods
  • Mutagenicity Tests / statistics & numerical data
  • Propolis / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Royal Jelly
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / drug effects
  • Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects

Substances

  • Antimutagenic Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Fatty Acids
  • Propolis
  • Royal Jelly
  • apilacum