Title of article
A survey about prophage induction ability in Escherichia coli K-12by ethnic medicinal plants of Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad, Iran
Author/Authors
Hamzeloo-Moghadam، M. نويسنده Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Eslami Tehrani، B. نويسنده Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Pirani، A. نويسنده Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Hassanpour، A. نويسنده Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Esmaeili، S. نويسنده Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2014
Pages
4
From page
7
To page
10
Abstract
Background and objectives: There is a growing trend towards investigating natural products as sources of compounds with biological effects and many researches have been carried out in order to find effective medications against many diseases. Cancer is no exception and studies focusing on evaluating the effects of different materials on DNA, give valuable information in cancer researches and carcinogenicity studies; thus the present study was focused on evaluating the impact of medicinal plants from Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad province, Iran on DNA. Methods: Thirty five plant species collected have been investigated for prophage induction ability in Escherichia coli K-12(?) through inductest. Results:The assay demonstrated that 8 plants were able to affect DNA. Conclusion: The results confirm the role of natural resources for biologic effects and what’s more, potential drug candidates in new drug discovery.
Journal title
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy
Record number
1595055
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