Table 2 CAN1 gene mutation rates.

From: Green tea extract promotes DNA repair in a yeast model

Strains

Groups

Mutation rate/107 cells

Fold increase

Wild type

Control

1.48

1

Control + UV

57.61

38.95

Wild type

GTE

2.55

1.72

GTE + UV

41.04*

27.74

Wild type

EGCG

1.15

0.78

EGCG + UV

53.32

36.04

Wild type

Caffeine

1.09

0.74

Caffeine + UV

52.17

35.27

rad52Δ

GTE

12.50

8.45

GTE + UV

67.30

45.47

  1. Data are presented as the median of five to ten independent colonies.
  2. Values marked with * are significantly less than Control + UV, P < 0.05 by Mann-Whitney U test.
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