Antimutagenic potential of homoisoflavonoids from Muscari racemosum.
The potential antimutagenic effect of the plant extract of Muscari racemosum bulbs, rich on 3-benzylidene-4-chromanones, was evaluated on three genetic model organisms. The mixture of three homoisoflavonoids was applied together with diagnostic mutagens in the Ames assay on four bacterial strains Salmonella typhimurium TA97, TA98, TA100, TA102, in the toxicity and mutagenicity/antimutagenicity assay on the yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7, and in the simultaneous phytotoxicity and clastogenicity/anticlastogenicity assay on Vicia sativa (L.). The extract exerted antimutagenic and anticlastogenic effects due to the presence of homoisoflavonoids, which may be included in the group of natural antimutagens. This genotoxicological study suggests that homoisoflavonoids from M. racemosum (L.) owing to antimutagenic and anticlastogenic properties are of great pharmacological importance, and might be beneficial for prevention of cancer.
Miadoková
Eva
E
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia. miadokova@fns.uniba.sk
Masterová
Irena
I
Vlcková
Viera
V
Dúhová
Viola
V
Tóth
Jaroslav
J
D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019668:Liliaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018514:Plant Structures; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D033022:Vicia sativa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D007529:Isoflavones; D010936:Plant Extracts