Table 2.
Mean values ± standard deviations of biomarker responses in P. siculus in conventional (T1 and T2), organic (B1 and B2) and control (C) sites
| Conventional | Organic | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomarkers | T1 | T2 | B1 | B2 | C |
| AChE (nmol/min/mg protein) | 30.38 ± 12.72 | 34.80 ± 13.10 | 33.90 ± 12.36 | 32.51 ± 8.19 | 30.71 ± 10.15 |
| GSTs (μmol/min/mg protein) | 526.80 ± 160.29 | 517.20 ± 184.80 | 603.80 ± 222.42 | 618.30 ± 288.79 | 651.70 ± 215.90 |
| TOSCA ROO. (GSHeq/g tissue) | 870.6 ± 247.0 | 824.8 ± 237.0 | 750.2 ± 142.7 | 932.9 ± 232.9 | 808.9 ± 286.8 |
| TOSCA HO. (GSHeq/g tissue) | 1568.8 ± 365.3 | 2399.4 ± 386.0 | 1738.2 ± 261.6 | 1741.2 ± 360.9 | 1817.3 ± 461.7 |
| MN (‰) | 1.4 ± 0.4a | 2.4 ± 0.3a | 0.7 ± 0.3a | 1.2 ± 0.3a | 0.8 ± 0.2a |
AChE acetylcholinesterase, GSTs glutathione S-transferases, TOSCA total oxyradical scavenging capacity assay towards peroxyl (ROO.) and hydroxyl (HO.) radicals, MN micronuclei frequency
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