The Mutagenic and Antimutagenic Activity of Lavandula angustifolia and Elettaria cardamomum Essential Oils in the Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay

نویسندگان
Rahimifard, N ID 1
Hajimehdipoor, H ID 2
Pirouz, B ID 3
Mirdamadi, KS ID 4
Bagheri, F ID 5
Bagheri, O ID 6

1 Department of Microbiology, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center (FDLRC)

2 Department of Microbiology, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center (FDLRC)

3 Department of Microbiology, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center (FDLRC)

4 Department of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branches, Islamic Azad University

5 Department of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branches, Islamic Azad University

6 Molecular Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiatalah University of Medical Sciences

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چکیده

Background: Essential oils from Elettaria cordamomum (cardamom oil) and Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender oil) are used a lot in food and Drug Industry. Cardamom oil traditionally used as spice in food now is increasingly used as diuretic, sedative and for gastrointestinal disease. Lavender oil, traditionally used as an antiseptic agent, is now ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Bacterial reverse mutation assay, Antimutagenicity, Essential oils, <, i>, Elettaria cardamomum<, /i>, Lavandula angustifolia<