Study of Mutagenic Activity of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
А. M.. Gonchar, T. D. Dubatolova, A. I. Jelezova, L. P. Zaharenko, N. G. Kolosova, L. A. Chugaeva.
Abstract
Mutagenic activity of aqueous extract of wild-growing bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruits gathered in the southern territories of the Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk regions exposed to anthropogenic load was studied. It is demonstrated that the aqueous extract of bilberry fruits containing 25 % anthocyanides, despite possible ecological contamination, does not exhibit gene toxicity exceeding the standards established for foodstuffs and may by used as a component in industrial production of antioxidant food additives and drugs.
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