Table 1. Comet parameters in the presence and absence of polysaccharides at different doses of gamma irradiation.
Treatment | 0 Gy | 1 Gy | 2 Gy | 4 Gy |
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% DNA | ||||
RT alone | 1.9718±0.21096 | 2.7315±0.4736 | 3.426±0.3952 | 6.6679±0.3743 |
RT + PS 50 µg/mL | 1.0258±0.2008 | 2.1259±0.1806 | 2.7436±0.3610 | 5.2055±0.3728 |
RT +100 µg/mL | 0.8718±0.1707 | 0.91974±0.2842 | 2.1560±0.4541 | 4.3003±0.5664 |
Tail length | ||||
RT alone | 9.7137±0.3456 | 13.1368±1.182 | 11.8648±0.61625 | 21.7296±0.6288 |
RT + PS 50 µg/mL | 8.2476±0.6154 | 11.1730±0.7463 | 9.3694±0.7929 | 19.8316±0.7294 |
RT +100 µg/mL | 6.7807±0.3258 | 9.5267±0.4194 | 7.0196±1.0938 | 16.5423±1.1118 |
Tail moment | ||||
RT alone | 0.3051±0.0463 | 0.9531±0.5304 | 0.5925±0.0908 | 2.0148±0.1665 |
RT + PS 50 µg/mL | 0.2324±0.0501 | 0.6531±0.5327 | 0.4260±0.978 | 2.011±0.2160 |
RT +100 µg/mL | 0.2161±0.0311 | 0.4110±0.1105 | 0.2575±0.1055 | 0.6887±0.1243 |
Olive tail moment | ||||
RT alone | 0.7326±0.0637 | 1.5144±0.4783 | 1.0849±0.1197 | 2.7278±0.14507 |
RT + PS 50 µg/mL | 0.3617±0.0691 | 1.288±0.2876 | 0.9041±0.1345 | 2.2012±0.2299 |
RT +100 µg/mL | 0.1327±0.0691 | 0.7790±0.1202 | 0.4017±0.1025 | 1.1450±0.1434 |
Abbreviations: RT, radiation alone; PS, polysaccharides.