Use of the SOS-chromotest spot assay as a screening system for detecting genotoxic compounds in crude plant extracts

Daniel Arrieta Baez, Gerardo Zepeda Vallejo, Patricia Cano Sánchez, Matilde Breña Valle, Ricardo Reyes Chilpa, Manuel Jiménez Estrada

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Abstract

An SOS-chromotest spot assay was used to detect genotoxic compounds in crude plant extracts. The method allows simultaneous testing of extracts from different species in either a liquid or a solid crystalline form. Extracts from two species of the genus Senna, native to the state of Morelos, Mexico, were assayed. Four genotoxic compounds were isolated, and were identified as quercetin and rutin from S. wislizeni, and 5,7-di-O-methylrutin and 5,7-di-O-methylquercetin from S. skinneri. The SOS-chromotest spot assay proved to be useful for activity-guided fractionation at the beginning of screening for genotoxic compounds in crude plant extracts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-92
Number of pages6
JournalATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals
Volume30
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antitumoral compounds
  • Flavonoids
  • Genotoxic compounds
  • SOS-chromotest
  • Senna

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