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.
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia. miadokova@fns.uniba.sk
Eva
E
Miadoková
Irena
I
Masterová
Viera
V
Vlcková
Viola
V
Dúhová
Jaroslav
J
Tóth
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