Table 4.
Brine shrimp lethality potential of F.cretica crude extracts and its ZnO nanoparticles.
| Plant name | Extracts | Samples | Percent mortality (%) | LC50 (µg/ml) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 100 | 50 | ||||
| F. cretica | nH | NP | 100 ± 1.50 | 100 ± 1.50 | 60 ± 1.0 | 42.41 |
| C | 100 ± 1.50 | 100 ± 1.50 | 50 ± 1.40 | 44.52 | ||
| EA | NP | 80 ± 1.25 | 70 ± 1.25 | 50 ± 1.70 | 62.45 | |
| C | 70 ± 1.15 | 60 ± 1.25 | 40 ± 1.0 | 72.92 | ||
| M | NP | 60 ± 1.25 | 20 ± 1.60 | 10 ± 1.40 | 140.6 | |
| C | 40 ± 0.85 | 20 ± 1.0 | – | ˃200 | ||
| Aq | NP | 20 ± 1.75 | 20 ± 1.50 | – | ˃200 | |
| C | 20 ± 1.75 | 10 ± 1.50 | – | ˃200 | ||
* Values given are expressed as a mean of triplicate ± SD. Positive control = Doxorubicin (5.93ug/ml). Negative control = DMSO.
* LC50 of positive control (Doxorubicin) was 5.93 µg/ml. DMSO was applied as negative control and the values given are expressed as a mean of triplicate ± SD.