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Table 4 Antimutagenic activity of furanocoumarins (11, 12, 14, and 15) against PhIP (1.0 μg/plate) using the Ames test [4]a

From: Isolation and structure elucidation of constituents of Citrus limon, Isodon japonicus, and Lansium domesticum as the cancer prevention agents

 Inhibition % (Based on number of revertant colonies)
3.1 nmol/plate6.3 nmol/plate12.5 nmol/plate25 nmol/plate50 nmol/plate
Furanocoumarins
1122.0%28.0%29.7%46.3%64.0%
1247.0%57.7%68.5%73.4%83.4%
1434.0%41.7%51.7%67.6%70.1%
1547.1%62.1%65.3%69.6%78.7%
  1. a No compound showed antibacterial activity [< 5.0% inhibition at highest concentration] against the S. typhimurium TA98 strain at the tested concentrations