Table 6.
Cytological effects per 1000 cells scored in the control and Ag@Se NP treated Allium cepa root cells.
| Treatment | Sample | Vagrant | Binuclei | Sticky | C-metaphase | Laggard | Chromosomal Aberration | CAI * (%) |
Average CAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distilled H2O | Sample 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.13 ± 0.06 |
| Sample 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Sample 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Ag@Se (1 µg/mL) |
Sample 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.60 ± 0.10 |
| Sample 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 | ||
| Sample 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.6 | ||
| Ag@Se (10 µg/mL) |
Sample 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.63 ± 0.06 |
| Sample 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.7 | ||
| Sample 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.6 | ||
| Ag@Se (100 µg/mL) | Sample 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.67 ± 0.25 |
| Sample 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.4 | ||
| Sample 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1.7 |
CAI * = chromosomal aberration index.