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Toxicity evaluation of water extract of tissue-cultured Taraxacum formosanum by acute, subacute administration, and Ames test

BACKGROUND: Taraxacum species (commonly known as dandelion) used as herbal medicine have been reported to exhibit an antiproliferative effect on hepatoma cells and antitumor activity in non-small-cell lung cancer cells. Although several investigations have demonstrated the safety of Taraxacum officinale,...

Antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts of two marine algae, Nannochloropsis oculata and Gracilaria gracilis - an in vitro assay

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts of two marine algae, Nannochloropsis oculata and Gracilaria gracilis. The extracts were assayed for total phenol and flavonoid content, DPPH free radical scavenging capacity, nitric oxide acti...

In vitro antioxidant activity and qualitative phytochemical analysis of two Vismia (Hypericaceae) species collected in Los Andes, Venezuela

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (4), 2016
Abstract:Vismia genus is distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Central, South America and some areas of Africa. According to previous investigations, antioxidant potential of Vismia species might be related to anthrones, anthraquinones, flavonoids and phenol derivatives biosynthesized...

Estudo dos mecanismos de ação da hidroquinona e fenol sobre o recrutamento leucocitário em respostas inflamatórias

Hidroquinona (HQ) é um dos metabólitos do benzeno responsáveis pelos efeitos tóxicos da exposição ao solvente, além de ser componente da dieta, medicamentos, cigarro e poluente do meio ambiente. Considerando a imunotoxicidade desta substância, o grupo de pesquisa do laboratório investiga o papel...

Implantaçäo do programa interlaboratorial de controle de qualidade da análise de fenol urinário
Implementation of the interlaboratorial quality control program of urinary phenol analysis

Rev. bras. saúde ocup; 23 (85/86), 1997
O Programa Interlaboratorial de Controle da Qualidade da Análise de Fenol Urinário tem como objetivo principal contribuir para tornar estatisticamente comparáveis os resultados das análises de fenol urinário realizadas pelos laboratórios participantes. Foi implantado em três etapas de complexidade...