Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2006, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1): 65-067.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2006.01.019

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Studies on the Safety and Antimutagenicity of Lutein

WANG Ming-chen1; ZHANG Shan-feng1;MAO Hong-li2;JIN Guo-ping1;DONG Zi-ming1   

  1. 1.Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; 2.The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052,Henan,China
  • Received:2005-04-22 Revised:2005-09-02 Online:2006-01-30 Published:2006-01-30
  • Contact: WANG Ming-chen1

Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIM: To study the effects of lutein on mutagenicity and antimutation anti-mutagenicity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The studies were conducted with Ames test. RESULTS: In Ames test, the mutagenicity of Lutein group was no more than 2 times that of the control group. In test, comparing with positive group, Lutein groups could decrease the colonies in TA98 and TA100 strains. CONCLUSION: No mutagenicity was observed with lutein in this study .Moreover, we demonstrated that lutein possessed significant antimutagenic properties.

Key words: Lutein, Ames test, anti-mutagenicity

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