Antimutagenic activity of cashew apple (Anacardium occidentale Sapindales, Anacardiaceae) fresh juice and processed juice (cajuína) against methyl methanesulfonate, 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide and benzo[a]pyrene

Cashew apple juice (CAJ), produced from the native Brazilian cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale), and has been reported to have antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, antioxidant and antimutagenic properties. Both the fresh unprocessed juice and the processed juice (cajuína in Portuguese) has been s...

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Autor principal: Melo-Cavalcante,Ana Amelia (author)
Outros Autores: Picada,Jaqueline N. (author), Rubensam,Gabriel (author), Henriques,João A.P. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2008
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Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000400024
País:Brasil
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