Agabeyli R.A., Gasimova T.E.

Antimutagenic activity of Armoracia rusticana, Zea mays and Ficus carica plant extracts and their mixture

Cytology and Genetics 2005, v 39, number 3, 75-79

Antimutagenic action of plant extracts of Armoracia rusticana, Ficus carica, Zea mays and their mixture on environmental xenobiotics has been investigated. The plant extracts and their mixture decreased the level of mutations induced by N-metil-N^’-nitro-N-nitrozoguanidin (MNNG) in Vicia faba cells, chlorophyll mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana and NaF induced mutability in rat marrow cells. The studied plant extracts and their mixture demonstrate the ability to decrease the genotoxicity of environmental mutagens.