Citotoxicity of food dyes sunset yellow (E-110), bordeaux red (E-123), and tatrazine yellow (E-102) on Allium cepa L. root meristematic cells
The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effect of the food dyes sunset yellow, bordeaux red, and tartrazine yellow on the cellular cycle of Allium cepa L. Each dye was evaluated at the doses of 0.4 and 4.0 mL, at the exposure times of 24 and 48 hours in root tip cells of Allium cep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Food Science and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612013000100031&lng=en&tlng=en |