Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 1999, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (4): 198-201.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.1999.04.012

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ANTIMUTAGENIC ACTIVITY ON THE TRP-P-1 OF 21 CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS

Wu Afu1 , Wu Min1 , Wang Xue lang2 , Chen Yufeng3 , Zhu J ianer3 , MIKINIIKAWA4   

  1. 1School of Pharmacy , Zhe jiang Medical University , Hangz hou 310031 , 2Department of Pharmacy , Zhejiang Pan an People’s Hospital ,  Panan 322300 , 3 S hanghai Instit ute of Materia Medicine , S hanghai  200032 , 4 Departmant of Public Heal th , Medicinal Plants Gifu , Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 502 ,Japan
  • Received:1998-10-10 Revised:1999-04-14 Online:1999-07-30 Published:1999-07-30

Abstract: The antimutagenicity of 21 t raditional Chinese herbal medicinal plant s on Trp2P21 were investigated with Ames bioassay system. It was found that Actinidia val vata Dunn , Dioscorea bulbif f era L . , A ristolochia manushuriensis Kom . , Selaginell adoederleinii Hieron . , Scutellaria rev ularis Wall . , Acanthopanax gracil2 i2styl us W . W . S mith. and Zanthox yl um bungeanum Maxim . possessed st rong antimutagenic effect s. The antimutagenic activity on the Trp2P21 of 60 % EtOH ext ract s f rom Cythula of f cinalis kuan . Curcuma Zedoaria ( Berg) . Rose had not been found but antimutagenic effect s of the aqueous ext ract s f rom Cythula of f icinalis kuan and Curcuma zedoaria ( Berg. ) Rose. on the Trp2P21 were observed.

Key words: Antimutagenicity, Chinese herbal medicines, Ames assay