Abstract |
Rutin is a ubiquitous naturally occurring flavonoid, which is used in a number of drugs. It was tested for carcinogenicity in Sprague--Dawley rats as a water-soluble mixture of sodium salts of sulfuric acid esters. Over 2 years, doses ranging from 10 to 500 mg/kg body wt of rutin sulfate (expanding factor 2.66) were administered by gavage 3 times a week to 4 groups of rats comprising 12 males and 12 females each. A control group was treated with tap water. Age-adjusted analysis of tumor rates did not provide any evidence for rutin sulfate to be carcinogenic under the conditions of this bioassay.
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Authors | M Habs, H Habs, M R Berger, D Schmähl |
Journal | Cancer letters
(Cancer Lett)
Vol. 23
Issue 1
Pg. 103-8
(May 1984)
ISSN: 0304-3835 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 6744231
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Carcinogens
- Female
- Male
- Neoplasms
(chemically induced)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rutin
(toxicity)
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