The mechanism of antimutagenicity of water extracts of grass-wrack pondweed (Potamogeton oxyphylus Miquel), curled pondweed (Potamogeton crispus L.) and smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) towards benzo[a]pyrene mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium was investigated. The antimutagenic components in
Carotenoid, a natural functional pigment, is known to have anti-carcinogenic activity. To verify the anti-cancer effects of rhodoxanthin which is a kind of carotenoids, we investigated the effects of rhodoxanthin from Potamogeton crispus L. on the proliferation rate, cell cycle distribution,
The paper focuses on the assessment of the spectrum of biological activities (antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial) with PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances) for the major components of three macrophytes widespread in the Holarctic species of freshwater,
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