Abstract
Recent studies have implicated dietary factors in the cause and prevention of important diseases, with strong evidence that plant's compounds can protect against these diseases. Moreover, food security and environmental contamination are topics in focus at the moment. In this view, contamination by arsenic (As) has received much attention as well as some spices with medicinal properties. Among these plants, the use of Rosmarinus officinalis L. has demonstrated antioxidant properties besides being used for circulatory disorders. Therefore, we measured the mitotic index of Allium cepa L. and characterized the antioxidant effects to determine the capacity of R. officinalis to ameliorate arsenic-induced DNA damages. R. officinalis extract showed no mutagenic effects and exhibited antimutagenic potential, reducing the DNA damages, anaphase-telophase bridges and micronuclei chromosome aberrations that result from treatment with the arsenic. Additionally, reduction in arsenic-induced lipid peroxidation was also observed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality |
| Volume | 91 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Arsenate
- Cytogenetic
- Heavy metal
- Medicinal plant
- Rosemary
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Plant Science
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- Chemical properties and protective effect of Rosmarinus officinalis: Mitigation of lipid peroxidation and DNA-damage from arsenic exposure
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