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Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 2 Level of DNA damage in normal, control, and phenolic compound isolated from Terminalia chebula on HeLa cell

From: Cytotoxic and antigenotoxic properties of phenolic compound isolated from the fruit of Terminalia chebula on HeLa cell

Sample

Comet length (μm)

Tail length (μm)

% tail DNA

Untreated HeLa

28.85 ± 2.4

3.5 ± 0.08

4.1 ± 0.2

H2O2

91.37 ± 12.2*

25.5 ± 2.14*

20.2 ± 2.18*

Isolated compound

77.6 ± 4.33*

9.8 ± 1.4*

8.7 ± 1.3*

Ascorbic acid

21.4 ± 1.3*

4.2 ± 0.03*

4.3 ± 0.08

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). Statistical significance (P) calculated by one-way ANOVA using SPSS 20.0. *P < 0.05 relative to untreated control
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