Table 3.

Values obtained from C21 35 transformation using the donor DNA from M2 and M6 mutants.

Donor DNA (1 μg)	Ratio (means obtained exposed to MWCNT/mean of negative control)	P values (one way Tukey's test)
Negative Control (without MWCNT) M2	1.02 ± 0.17
NT1 (10 μg)	0.89 ± 0.09	P = 0, 1631 (non significant)
NT1 (20 μg)	2.24 ± 0.70	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0496 significant)
NT1 (50 μg)	3.52 ± 0.50	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0073 very significant)
NC (10 μg)	0.85 ± 0.50	P = 0, 3166 (non significant)
NC (20 μg)	2.18 ± 0.90	P = 0, 0798 (non significant)
NC (50 μg)	4.36 ± 1.18	P < 0, 05 (P < 0, 0020 significant)
NT2 (20 μg)	1.42 ± 0.13	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0240 significant)
Negative Control (without mesoporous siliM6	1.09 ± 0.25
NT1 (10 μg)	1.71 ± 0.25	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0385 significant)
NT1 (20 μg)	2.03 ± 0.08	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0034 very significant)
NT1 (50 μg)	2.11 ± 0.30	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0106 significant)
NC (10 μg)	2.03 ± 0.35	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0193 significant)
NC (20 μg)	2.44 ± 0.88	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0490 significant)
NC (50 μg)	2.14 ± 0.49	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0403 significant)
NT2 (20 μg)	5.58 ± 0.86	P < 0, 05 (P = 0, 0065 very significant)