CYCASIN: RADIOMIMETIC EFFECT.
Cycasin, methylazoxy-methanol-beta-glucoside, a carcinogenic compound that occurs naturally in cycad plants, induces chromosome aberrations in the root-tip cells of Allium cepa. Germination and growth in an aqueous solution of cycasin at a concentration of only 3 percent of that found in Cycas circinalis induced as many aberrations in chromosomes as did about 200 roentgens of gamma irradiation.
D002273:Carcinogens; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D032462:Cycadopsida; D003492:Cycasin; D006027:Glycosides; D010600:Pharmacology; D010939:Plant Poisoning; D010944:Plants; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012106:Research; D012639:Seeds; D014116:Toxicology
D002273:Carcinogens; D006027:Glycosides; D003492:Cycasin
CARCINOGENS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; GLYCOSIDES; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TOXICOLOGIC REPORT