Acute toxicity of Jatropha curcas oil on plant cell cycle

Today, a great interest in Jatropha-based products exists worldwide, mainly for the production of biofuel. However, the oil obtained from this plant is known to be toxic due to contained curcins and phorbol esters. Bioassays, including plant cytogenetic assays based on cell cycle observation, are us...

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Main Authors: Larissa Fonseca Andrade-Vieira, Carolina Mastella Botelho, Bruno Galvêas Laviola, Adésio Ferreira, Milene Miranda Praça Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2019-08-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/42562