Abstract |
Shikimic acid, reported to cause tumors in mice, and its close structural analog, quinic acid, both ubiquitous constituents of higher plants, were found not be be mutagenic in the Ames assay when tested with and without the rat liver microsomal activation system.
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Authors | L B Jacobsen, C L Richardson, H G Floss |
Journal | Lloydia
(Lloydia)
1978 Sep-Oct
Vol. 41
Issue 5
Pg. 450-2
ISSN: 0024-5461 [Print] United States |
PMID | 362106
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Mutagens
- Quinic Acid
- Shikimic Acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- In Vitro Techniques
- Microsomes, Liver
(physiology)
- Mutagens
- Quinic Acid
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Salmonella typhimurium
(drug effects, genetics)
- Shikimic Acid
(pharmacology)
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