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| SOUSA,WENDEL C. DE; T.S. PAZ,ANDRESSA; ROCHA,JAMIRA D.; CONCEIÇÃO,EDEMILSON C. DA; ALMEIDA,LUCIANE M. DE; CHEN,LEE C.; BORGES,LEONARDO L.; BAILÃO,ELISA F.L.C.. |
| ABSTRACT Costus spiralis is a Brazilian native plant used in popular medicine, but the safety of this therapeutic use needs investigation. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cytogenotoxic and antigenotoxic effects of C. spiralis leaves or stems aqueous extracts on Allium cepa root cells. Moreover, a phytochemical screening and an antioxidant and antifungal activities evaluation were performed. C. spiralis aqueous extracts presented cytotoxicity, but no mutagenicity was observed. When the antigenotoxicity was evaluated, C. spiralis leaves aqueous extract presented preventive and modulatory effects on A. cepa root cells, reducing the sodium azide cytogenotoxic effects. In contrast, C. spiralis stems aqueous extract enhanced the sodium azide... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Allium cepa test; Antioxidant; Medicinal plant; Secondary metabolites. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000401565 |
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