The present study demonstrates an efficient protocol for in vitro mass propagation of A. curassavica through direct as well as indirect regeneration. The effect of MS and L2 media supplemented with various concentrations and combinations of growth regulators has been studied. The growth regulators used include BAP and kinetin (cytokinins) and IAA, IBA, NAA and 2, 4-D (auxins). MS media proved b...

Benzo [a] Pyrene (BaP) is a highly recalcitrant, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with high genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. It is formed and released into the environment due to incomplete combustion of fossil fuel and various anthropogenic activities including cigarette smoke and automobile exhausts. The aim of present study is to isolate bacteria which can degrade BaP as a sole source ...

Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) induced significant morphological transformation of clone A31-1-13 BALB/c-3T3 cells without exogenous activation. Therefore, BaP was selected as a model to determine the internal consistency of detection of chemical-induced transformation. BaP induced a continuum of type I-III foci of different sizes, and the ratio of type I-III to type III foci/vessel was usually about 2-f...

In Nicotiana suaveolens N. tabacum hybrid cells incubated with high levels (0.8, 4.0 or 20 mM) of BAP at 28°C, the percentage of dead cells and extent of nuclear fragmentation were suppressed and some cultured cells remained green compared with those incubated with a standard level (0.04 mM) of BAP. Though DNA ladders were detected in all hybrid cells incubated at 28°C, positive signals for TUN...

This study aimed to establish a protocol for cell dissociation from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to assess the genotoxicity of the environmental pollutant benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) using the alkaline version of the single cell electrophoresis assay (comet assay). BaP genotoxicity was assessed in C. elegans (wild-type [WT]; N2, Bristol) after 48h exposure (0-40μM). Induction of co...

Experimental evidence suggests that inorganic lead and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) suppress the development of primordial oocytes during fetal life. We examined the single and combined effects of prenatal exposure to BaP and moderate doses of lead. The fertility and ovarian morphology of F1 female NMRI mice in four treatment groups (nine mice per group) were investigated: control; lead (F0 given 1 g P...

A process of phase variation is described that affects the expression of Bap (biofilm-associated protein) in Staphylococcus aureus. Upon subculture of the Bap-positive S. aureus strain V329 on Congo red agar, spontaneous smooth biofilm-negative colonies appeared at a low frequency (5 x 10(-4)). Northern blot analysis of these variants with a bap-specific gene probe showed that transcription of ...

Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), is one of the major environmental pollutants that causes mutagenesis and cancer. BaP has been shown to accumulate in phytoplankton and zooplankton. We have studied the localization and aggregation of BaP in Chlorella sp., a microalga that is one of the primary producers in the food chain, using fluorescence confocal microscopy and f...

A modifying influence of ortho-cresol (o-cresol) on the carcinogenic effect of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) with combined oral administration to CC57Br mice had been found. During simultaneous administration of o-cresol (1 mg) and BaP (1 mg), the incidence of tumors, the multiplicity of tumors, and the degree of malignancy all increased, but the latency was shortened. When o-cresol was administered bef...