Experiment 638750

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismLycopersicon esculentum (SOLANACEAE)
CitationREHMAN,A: BOURNE,LC: HALLIWELL,B: RICE-EVANS,CA:. (1999). TOMATO CONSUMPTION MODULATES OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE IN HUMANS.. 262(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCONSUMPTION OF A SINGLE BOLUS SERVING OF TOMATOES BY 5 HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS WAS SUFFICIENT TO ALTER LEVELS OF OXIDATIVE DNA BASE DAMAGE. IN WHITE CELL DNA AFTER 24 HRS. LEVELS OF THE MUTAGENIC OXIDIZED PURINE BASE 8-HYDROXY GUANINE DECREASED HOWEVER TOTAL DNA BASE DAMAGE REMAINED UNCHANGED.
Dose amount8.0 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitKG
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractFRUIT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES