Nisshin Food Products Upgrades Its Mutagen Testing Method.Tokyo, Japan, Mar 30, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Nisshin Food Products has updated its current mutagen mutagen: see mutation. mutagen Any agent capable of altering a cell's genetic makeup by changing the structure of the hereditary material, DNA. Many forms of electromagnetic radiation (e.g. testing method NESMAGET (Nisshin's Evaluation Systems for Mammalian mammalian emanating from or pertaining to mammals. GenoToxicity Genotoxic substances are a type of carcinogen, specifically those capable of causing genetic mutation and of contributing to the development of tumors. This includes both certain chemical compounds and certain types of radiation. ). Specifically, the company added four different human cultured cells to NESMAGET in order to identify mutagens in food with a higher accuracy. In fact, the company has confirmed that the upgraded NESMAGET is beneficial for the first screening of identifying human mutagens derived from drugs and foods. Details of the upgrading are presented at the 126th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan held in Sendai from March 28 to 30. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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