title: Studies on the genotoxic properties of essential oils with Bacillus subtilis rec-assay and Salmonella/microsome reversion assay.
abstract: Genotoxic properties of essential oils from Anthemis nobilis L., Artemisia dracunculus L., Salvia officinalis L., Salvia sclarea L., Satureja hortensis L., Satureja montana L., Thymus capitatus L., Thymus citriodorus Schreb., Thymus vulgaris L., Citrus bergamia Risso, were studied with Bacillus subtilis rec-assay and Salmonella/microsome reversion assay. The essential oil of Artemisia dracunculus L. "Piemontese" turned out to be active in the rec-assay but not in the Salmonella test. DNA-damaging activity was demonstrated to be due to the estragol component of the oil. Advantages of the combined use of these two short-term microbial assays in genotoxic studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Tecnica Farmaceutica, Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massimo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albasini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melegari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vampa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000187:drug effects; D009153:Mutagens; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000633:toxicity*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009153:Mutagens; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D004247:DNA