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Toxicity of Paraquat and Dicamba on Caenorhabditis Elegans LC50 Value

Year 2023, Volume: 44 Issue: 1, 7 - 12, 26.03.2023

Alper Zöngür , Musa Sari

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1150823

Abstract

Paraquat and dicamba are chemicals commonly used in agriculture for plant control. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified paraquat into a restricted use class for use only by practitioners, as it is highly toxic. In this study, the effects of different concentrations of paraquat and dicamba toxic substances on C. elegans were studied. In tests, C. elegans were directly exposed to different concentrations of paraquat and dicamba for 6h, 12h, 18h, 24h. In particular, it was determined at which paraquat and dicamba doses that half of the C. elegans individuals (LC50) died. In the analysis results, paraquat LC50 values were found as LC50 6h= LC50 6h= 7412 µM, LC50 12h= 459 µM, LC50 18h= 123 µM, LC50 24h= 61 µM. Similarly, dicamba LC50 values were found as LC50 6h= 14610 µM, LC50 12h= 1404 µM, LC50 18h= 906 µM, LC50 24h= 463 µM.

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C. elegans Paraquat Dicamba Lethal concentration (LC) Paraquat and dicamba toxicity.

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Year 2023, Volume: 44 Issue: 1, 7 - 12, 26.03.2023

Alper Zöngür , Musa Sari

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1150823

Abstract

References

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  • [4] Vicente J.A., Peixoto F., Lopes M.L., Madeira V.M., Differential sensitivities of plant and animal mitochondria to the herbicide paraquat, Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, 15 (6) (2001) 322-330.
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  • [32] Helmcke K.J., Aschner M., Hormetic effect of methylmercury on Caenorhabditis elegans, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 248 (2) (2010) 156-164.
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  • [38] Turner L.W., Defining the Developmental Toxicity of the Herbicide Dicamba Using the Zebrafish Model System. The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research, 9 (1) (2019) 30.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Structural Biology
Journal Section Natural Sciences
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Alper Zöngür 0000-0003-4946-3199

Musa Sari 0000-0002-6431-643X

Publication Date March 26, 2023
Submission Date July 29, 2022
Acceptance Date February 24, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023Volume: 44 Issue: 1

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APA Zöngür, A., & Sari, M. (2023). Toxicity of Paraquat and Dicamba on Caenorhabditis Elegans LC50 Value. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 44(1), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1150823
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