• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.177.1-177.1
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• 2003

Sophoricoside was isolated as the inhibitor of IL -5 bioactivity from Sophora japonica (Leguminosae). It has been reported to have an anti-inflammatory effect on rat paw edema model. To develope as an anti-allergic drug, genotoxicity of sophoricoside was investigated in bacterial and mammalian cell system such as Ames bacterial test and mouse lymphoma tk gene assay (MOLY). (omitted)