TSitologiya i Genetika 2012, vol. 46, no. 5, 36-42
Cytology and Genetics 2012, vol. 46, no. 5, 291-296, doi: https://www.doi.org/10.3103/S0095452712050039

Mutagenic and antimutagenic properties of some lichen species grown in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

Aslan A., Gulluce M., Agar G., Karadayi M., Bozari S., Orhan F.

  • Department of Biology, Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey
  • Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey
  • Department of Biology, Sciences and Arts Faculty, Mus Alparslan University, Mus, 49100, Turkey
  • Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey

All the methanol extracts did not show mutagenic activity in Ames/Salmonella and Z. mays MI test systems. Furthermore, some extracts showed significant antimutagenic activity against 9-AA in Ames test system. Inhibition rates for 9-AA mutagenicity ranged from 25.51 % (P. furfuracea – 0.05 µg/plate) to 66.14 % (C. islandica – 0.05 µg/plate). In addition, all of the extracts showed significant antimutagenic activity against sodium azide (NaN3) mutagenicity on MI values of Z. mays.

Keywords: Lichen extracts; Mutagenicity; Antimutagenicity; Ames Test; Mitotic Index

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