Abstract
The mutagenic activity of betel quid and its ingredients was determined using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA 100, TA 1535, TA 98, and TA 1538, both in the presence and absence of S9 mixture. Aqueous extracts of betel quid (BQ), betel quid with tobacco (BQT), and betel nut (BN) were mutagenic in strain TA 100. Aqueous extract of betel leaf (BL) was not mutagenic in any of the four strains. Arecoline and arecaidine, which are major alkaloids present in BN, were mutagenic in all four tester strains. Tumorigenicity studies in Swiss mice given the above constituents showed that BN and BQ induced lung tumors (47% and 26%, respectively). However, when BN was fed with BL, tumorigenicity was lowered to 38%. BL alone was not tumorigenic. Thus, the mutagenicity of betel quid and its ingredients is correlated with tumorigenicity.
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