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Detection and chemical identification of natural bio-antimutagens

1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 150; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0027-5107(85)90109-5

1873-135X

Tsuneo Kada, Kenji Kaneko, Satoshi Matsuzaki, Taeko Matsuzaki, Yukihiko Hora,

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

A bio-antimutagen, isolated from Japanese green tea (leaves of Camellia sinensis), reduced high spontaneous mutations due to altered DNA-polymerase III in a mutator strain of Bacillus subtilis. Chemical studies showed that the factor was epigallo-catechin-gallate (EGCg).