The evaluation of the genotoxic and oxidative damage potentials of Ulothrix tenuissima (Kütz.) in vitro

• Published in: Toxicology and Industrial Health Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 147 - 151
• Main Authors: Türkez, Hasan, Gürbüz, Hasan, Aydın, Elanur, Aslan, Ali, Dirican, Ebubekir
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2012; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Algae; Antioxidants - toxicity; Biology; Blood & organ donations; Cell cycle; Cell Nucleus Division - drug effects; Chlorophyta - chemistry; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Genotoxicity; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Inspection; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes - drug effects; Marine; Metabolites; Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective - chemically induced; Mutagenicity Tests; Nondestructive testing; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Pharmaceutical industry; Plant Extracts - toxicity; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Stresses; Toxicology; Turkey; Turkey; genotoxicity; whole blood culture; Ulothrix tenuissima; lymphocytes; Algae; oxidative status

Several alga species are known to produce a variety of toxic metabolites that pose a threat to aquatic organisms, animals and humans. Moreover, these metabolites have been thought to cause serious diseases including certain cancers and neurodegenerative disorders. On the other hand, Ulothrix is a ge...