Comparative Analysis of Acetonic and Watery Pollen Extract of Ambrosia Artemisiifolia L. on Drosophila Melanogaster
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Chemical components of the acetone and watery extract of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (LINNAEUS, 1753) plant, and the two identified lactones in the acetone extract: the ambrosin and dihydroambrosin, was tested for genotoxicity activities. The genotoxicity of the extract was tested on the eukaryotic model system Drosophila melanogaster using the sex-linked recessive lethal test (SLRL test). The results presented here illustrate that the two identified lactones, ambrosin and dihydroambrosin from acetone extract and same chemical substance from watery extract induce recessive lethal mutations on X-chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster in II and III broods, based on which we can conclude that spermatides and spermatocytes represent a more sensitive stages of spermatogenesis.
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