| Title |
Radioprotection of Turmeric Extracts in Bacterial System
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biologia Futura, December 2005
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| DOI | 10.1556/abiol.56.2005.3-4.16 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Pal, A. K. Pal |
| Abstract |
The present study investigates the possible role of crude turmeric extracts in radioprotection by a variety of methods. Although curcumin, the main bioactive component of turmeric, has been extensively used in such studies, the efficiency of the crude extracts has been poorly investigated. This study revealed that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) extracts of turmeric produces a significant amount of radioprotection, which is very similar in nature and extent to that imparted by curcumin. Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis (FIGE) studies also clearly showed the protection offered by turmeric extracts against X-ray induced DNA damage of E. coli WP2s(lambda) cells. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 10 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 30% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 10% |
| Researcher | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 10% |
| Engineering | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |