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| Faisal,Mohammad; Saquib,Quaiser; Alatar,Abdulrahman A.; Al-Khedhairy,Abdulaziz A.; Ahmed,Mukhtar; Ansari,Sabiha M.; Alwathnani,Hend A.; Dwivedi,Sourabh; Musarrat,Javed; Praveen,Shelly. |
| BACKGROUND: Despite manifold benefits of nanoparticles (NPs), less information on the risks of NPs to human health and environment has been studied. Cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4-NPs) have been reported to cause toxicity in several organisms. In this study, we have investigated the role of Co3O4-NPs in inducing phytotoxicity, cellular DNA damage and apoptosis in eggplant (Solanum melongena L. cv. Violetta lunga 2). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on Co3O4-NPs showing phytotoxicity in eggplant. RESULTS: The data revealed that eggplant seeds treated with Co3O4-NPs for 2 h at a concentration of 1.0 mg/ml retarded root length by 81.5 % upon 7 days incubation in a moist chamber. Ultrastructural analysis by transmission electron... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Cobalt oxide nanoparticles; Nanotoxicity; DNA damage; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602016000100020 |
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