Influence of humic acids chemical characteristics on their antimutagenic activity

Authors
De Simone, C Piccolo, A De Marco, A D'Ambrosio, C
Citation
C. De Simone et al., Influence of humic acids chemical characteristics on their antimutagenic activity, FR ENV BULL, 7(5A-6A), 1998, pp. 382-387
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
ISSN journal
10184619 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
5A-6A
Year of publication
1998
Pages
382 - 387
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(199811/12)7:5A-6A<382:IOHACC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Three different humic extracts with distinct physical-chemical characterist ics obtained from different sources were used to evaluate their antimutagen ic activity against herbicide maleic hydrazide (MH) in Vicia faba seedlings . The results obtained showed that the antimutagenic properties of humic subs tances, as well as other biological activities, are influenced by their che mical features and that different mechanisms are probably involved in the a ntigenotoxic activity of the different humic substances.