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. 2020 Jun 4;5(23):13566–13577. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00030

Table 3. Effect of ZnO and CuO NPs on B. nigra Seed Analysis^a.

NPs	conc. (mg/kg)	oil content (%)	protein content (%)	glucosinolates (μmol/g)	moisture (%)	oleic acid 18:01 (%)	linolenic acid 18:03 (%)	erucic acid 22:01 (%)
ZnO	control	34.8 ± 2.9^a	26.5 ± 0.6^c	105.7 ± 2.1^c	7.0 ± 0.02^a	22.4 ± 2.3^a	14.5 ± 0.4^a	22.9 ± 2.1^c
	Z200	32.2 ± 2.1^ab	30.6 ± 0.9^ab	137.6 ± 2.4^a	6.2 ± 0.01^c	13.8 ± 1.4^bc	14.1 ± 0.3^ab	38.0 ± 3.1^a
	Z400	32.9 ± 1.8^ab	29.3 ± 0.7^b	126.9 ± 1.9^b	7.0 ± 0.01^a	14.5 ± 1.9^b	14.4 ± 0.3^a	36.8 ± 2.4^b
	Z600	30.5 ± 1.4^b	31.7 ± 1.3^a	100.7 ± 2.0^d	6.7 ± 0.03^b	12.6 ± 2.0^c	13.8 ± 0.2^b	39.2 ± 2.8^a
CuO	control	34.7 ± 2.1^a	28.0 ± 0.4^c	106.8 ± 1.5^d	6.9 ± 0.04^a	22.8 ± 2.1^a	14.3 ± 0.4^a	23.1 ± 1.8^c
	C12.5	30.7 ± 1.7^b	31.2 ± 0.8^b	124.9 ± 2.3^b	6.7 ± 0.03^b	14.3 ± 2.0^b	13.9 ± 0.4^ab	38.1 ± 2.3^ab
	C25	27.2 ± 1.6^c	33.8 ± 1.4^a	135.3 ± 1.8^a	6.8 ± 0.02^ab	12.8 ± 1.4^c	13.3 ± 0.3^b	40.4 ± 1.7^a
	C50	31.4 ± 2.0^ab	30.5 ± 1.2^b	121.9 ± 2.1^c	6.7 ± 0.03^b	15.1 ± 1.8^b	13.9 ± 0.3^ab	35.9 ± 2.2^b

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The results are presented as mean (n = 3). The similar letters within the column mean no statistical difference between treatments in Turkey’s test (p ≤ 0.05).