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Does Probiotic Yeast Act as Antigenotoxin?
- Source :
- Food Technology and Biotechnology, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 301-305 (2005)
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2005.
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Abstract
- The effect of probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii on genotoxicity induced by the well-known mutagen 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4-NQO), as well as antibacterial (furazolidone) and antibiotic (nalidixic acid) drugs, has been studied using the short-term bacterial assay, SOS chromotest, with Escherichia coli PQ 37 as the test organism. It has been shown that S. boulardii possesses antigenotoxic activity, revealed by SOS chromotest, when coincubated with these genotoxins. A weaker antigenotoxic activity against the same compounds was observed with S. carlsbergensis, too.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13309862 and 13342606
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Food Technology and Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2c6b59925f846bcbd8ff2c0417d9253
- Document Type :
- article