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Study of atimutagenic properties of some sorts of tea using Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 test strain

Authors

PTÁČEK Petr MIKULCOVÁ Andrea KUBEŠOVÁ Jitka MÁROVÁ Ivana

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Bulletin Československé společnosti mikrobiologické
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Biochemistry
Keywords Antimutagenic effects; Yeasts testing Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 strain; Green tea
Description The term antimutagen is used to indicate any agent that reduces the number of spontaneous or induced mutations. Important factors in the induction of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis are oxygen free radicals, which are considered to be major contributors to DNA damage. The diet contains a wide variety of compound appear to act as antioxidants and antimutagens. Green tea extracts exhibited high antimutagenic activity on Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 testing. Thus, the possibility to alter cell response to mutagen by dietary factors has opened a new frontier for cancer control.

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