Antimutagen
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Antimutagens are the agents that interfere with the mutagenicity of a substance. The interference can be in the form of prevention of the transformation of a promutagenic compound into actual active mutagen, inactivation, or otherwise the prevention of Mutagen-DNA reaction.
Research
26,171 papers- Piper auritum ethanol extract is a potent antimutagen against food-borne aromatic amines: mechanisms of action and chemical composition.Mutagenesis · 2024
- Nutrition and mutagenesis.Annual review of nutrition · 2008
- Antimutagen from leaves of Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.Mutation research · 1993
- Natural antimutagenic agents.Mutation research · 1996
- Antimutagenicity in yeast.Mutation research · 1992
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Examples of antimutagens
- Micronutrients
- UV blockers
- Tumor suppressor genes
- References
- Further reading
Antimutagens are the agents that interfere with the mutagenicity of a substance. The interference can be in the form of prevention of the transformation of a promutagenic compound into actual active mutagen, inactivation, or otherwise the prevention of Mutagen-DNA reaction.
Antimutagens can be classified into: Desmutagens, that inactivate the chemical interactions before the mutagen attacks the genes and Bio-antimutagens, that stop the mutation process once after the genes are damaged by mutagens. There are a number of naturally occurring anti-mutagens that show their efficient action.
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