In vitro tests to evaluate potential biological activity in natural substances

被引:16
作者
Nano, GM
Binello, A
Bianco, MA
Ugazio, G
Burdino, S
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Sci & Tecnol Farmaco, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[2] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Biol Vegetale, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[3] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Med & Oncol Sperimentale, Sez Patol Ambientale, I-10125 Turin, Italy
关键词
basidiomycetes; polysaccharides; planaria bioassay; potato disk bioassay;
D O I
10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00014-X
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 ;
摘要
The biological activity of polysaccharides from the mycelia of 40 Basidiomycetes was studied using an uncommon toxicity test technique, the planaria bioassay, and the better known potato disk bioassay. The results showed the utility of this duo of 'in vitro' tests as a preliminary screening of the toxicity of substances that are present in aqueous fungal extracts. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:140 / 146
页数:7
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