<b>Cytotoxicity of erythrosine (E-127), brilliant blue (E-133) and red 40 (E-129) food dyes in a plant test system</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i4.18419

The objective of this work was to evaluate the cytotoxic effect of the food dyes erythrosine, brilliant blue and red 40 on the cell cycle of Allium cepa L. Each dye was evaluated at doses of 0.4 and 4.0 ml, at exposure times of 24 and 48 hours, in onion root tip cells. Cells and the presence of chro...

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Main Authors: Maria Virna Aguiar de Oliveira, Dandará Darhlen Lopes Alves, Leonardo Henrique Guedes de Morais Lima, João Marcelo de Castro e Sousa, Ana Paula Peron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2013-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/18419