Mutagens from roasted seeds of Moringa oleifera

• Main Authors: Villasenor, Irene M, Lim-Sylianco, Clara, Dayrit, Fabian M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 1989
• Subjects: Moringa oleifera; Mutagenic compounds; Biochemistry; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/100; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0165121889901572
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A number of biosynthetically and chemically related compounds were isolated from the roasted seeds of Moringa oleifera. The micronucleus test, an in vivo method, using albino mice as the test system, was used for monitoring the mutagenicity of the isolated compounds. Structure-activity correlation s...