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Table 6 Effect of different extracts from Accacia salicina leaves on the mutagenicity induced by 2-AA in Salmonella thyphimurium TA104 and TA102 assay systems in the presence of S9

From: Antimutagenic and free radical scavenger effects of leaf extracts from Accacia salicina

Extracts

 

TA104

TA 102

 

Doses (μg/plate)

Nb revertants

% inhibition of mutagenesis

Nb revertants

% inhibition of mutagenesis

Spontaneous

 

335 ± 11

-

235 ± 12

-

PC

 

1149 ± 15

-

652 ± 10

-

Petroleum ether extract

25

925 ± 46

27.51

520 ± 11

31.65

 

10

934 ± 14

26.41

582 ± 8

948 ± 10

16.78

Chloroform extract

5

1105 ± 28

5.4

 

-

 

25

638 ± 47

62.77

281 ± 16

89

 

10

764 ± 38

47.3

426 ± 17

54.2

Ethyl acetate extract

5

881 ± 22

32.9

506 ± 7

35

 

25

847 ± 34

37

476 ± 5

42.2

 

10

865 ± 52

34.88

584 ± 17

16.3

 

5

1077 ± 19

8.84

652 ± 6

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