Table 4 Brine shrimp lethality potential of F.cretica crude extracts and its ZnO nanoparticles.

From: Comparative evaluation of biomedical and phytochemical applications of zinc nanoparticles by using Fagonia cretica extracts

Plant name

Extracts

Samples

Percent mortality (%)

LC50 (µg/ml)

200

100

50

F. cretica

nH

NP

100 ± 1.50

100 ± 1.50

60 ± 1.0

42.41

C

100 ± 1.50

100 ± 1.50

50 ± 1.40

44.52

EA

NP

80 ± 1.25

70 ± 1.25

50 ± 1.70

62.45

C

70 ± 1.15

60 ± 1.25

40 ± 1.0

72.92

M

NP

60 ± 1.25

20 ± 1.60

10 ± 1.40

140.6

C

40 ± 0.85

20 ± 1.0

–

˃200

Aq

NP

20 ± 1.75

20 ± 1.50

–

˃200

C

20 ± 1.75

10 ± 1.50

–

˃200

  1. * Values given are expressed as a mean of triplicate ± SD. Positive control = Doxorubicin (5.93ug/ml). Negative control = DMSO.
  2. * LC50 of positive control (Doxorubicin) was 5.93 µg/ml. DMSO was applied as negative control and the values given are expressed as a mean of triplicate ± SD.
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