Toxicity of Xanthene Food Dyes by Inhibition of Human Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in a Noncompetitive Manner

The synthetic food dyes studied were rose bengal (RB), phroxine (PL), amaranth, erythrosine B (ET), allura red, new coccine, acid red (AR), tartrazine, sunset yellow FCF, brilliant blue FCF, and indigo carmine. First, data confirmed that these dyes were not substrates for CYP2A6, UGT1A6, and UGT2B7....

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Main Author: Takaharu Mizutani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/953952