An examination of the potential “genotoxic” carcinogenicity of a biopesticide derived from the neem tree
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
- Vol. 26 (3) , 255-260
- https://doi.org/10.1002/em.2850260311
Abstract
Structural analyses of azadirachtin, a promising biopesticide recently introduced into the United States, indicates that this natural product has the potential for acting as a “genotoxic” carcinogen. In view of the fact that genotoxic carcinogens are regarded as presenting a potential carcinogenic risk to humans, the present finding suggests that the possible metabolism of azadirachtin to DNA-reactive products be evaluated experimentally.Keywords
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