Volume 8, Issue 2, September 2014, Pages 489–493
Ekhlas M. F.1
1 Ministry of Sciences and technology, Environment and Water Res., Iraq
Original language: English
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In this study, the cytogenetic effects of peel extracts of citrus aurantium L. (Bitter orange) and citrus medica L. (Lemon) were determined in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes. Results showed that citrus aurantium L. (Bitter orange) and citrus medica L. (Lemon) Did not have a statistically significant effect on the micronucleus formation and mitotic index , counts indicated that Peel extracts had considerable anticlastogenic and antigenotoxic effects as observed in vitro in human lymphocytes. Thus, it could utilization of the waste products for therapeutic purpose and protected the normal cells from genotoxic or carcinogenic agents. As well as reduce pollution.
Author Keywords: cytogenetic, lymphocytes, Agro waste, peels, chromosomal aberrations, Micronucleus, Mitotic Index.
Ekhlas M. F.1
1 Ministry of Sciences and technology, Environment and Water Res., Iraq
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this study, the cytogenetic effects of peel extracts of citrus aurantium L. (Bitter orange) and citrus medica L. (Lemon) were determined in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes. Results showed that citrus aurantium L. (Bitter orange) and citrus medica L. (Lemon) Did not have a statistically significant effect on the micronucleus formation and mitotic index , counts indicated that Peel extracts had considerable anticlastogenic and antigenotoxic effects as observed in vitro in human lymphocytes. Thus, it could utilization of the waste products for therapeutic purpose and protected the normal cells from genotoxic or carcinogenic agents. As well as reduce pollution.
Author Keywords: cytogenetic, lymphocytes, Agro waste, peels, chromosomal aberrations, Micronucleus, Mitotic Index.
How to Cite this Article
Ekhlas M. F., “The Cytogenetic Effects of some agricultural waste extracts on Cultured Human Lymphocytes,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 489–493, September 2014.
