Handler, Bernheim, and Klein (1) have shown that the oxidation of the N-methyl derivatives of nL-methionine, m-leucine, nL-alanine, and DLhistidine by rat liver and kidney preparations is due to the presence of n-amino acid oxidase, and that the N-methyl derivatives of nr,-phenylalanine, nL-tryptophan, and m,-valine are not oxidized by these preparations. Blanchard, Green, Nocito, and Ratner (2...

      This study was designed to explore the protective effects of Abrus precatorius L. (Leguminosae) (AP) in HepG2 cells and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Swiss albino rats. The effects of aqueous/ethanolic (50%) extract of AP on hepatic markers, haematological and histopathological parameters, and antioxidant enzymes were evaluated in NDEA ...