Table 7 Predictions of organ-specific toxicity using ProTox II.

From: Introducing the antibacterial and photocatalytic degradation potentials of biosynthesized chitosan, chitosan–ZnO, and chitosan–ZnO/PVP nanoparticles

Classification

Target

Chitosan

ZnO NPs

Chitosan/ZnO

Prediction

Probability

Prediction

Probability

Prediction

Probability

Organ toxicity

Hepatotoxicity

Inactive

0.74

Inactive

0.97

Inactive

0.97

Toxicity endpoints

Carcinogenicity

Inactive

0.69

Inactive

0.66

Inactive

0.57

Immunotoxicity

Inactive

0.83

Inactive

0.99

Inactive

0.99

Mutagenicity

Inactive

0.62

Inactive

0.59

Inactive

0.85

Cytotoxicity

Inactive

0.65

Inactive

0.79

Inactive

0.78

Tox21-Nuclear receptor signaling pathways

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)

Inactive

0.97

Inactive

0.97

Inactive

1.0

Androgen receptor (AR)

Inactive

0.92

Inactive

1.0

Inactive

1.0

Androgen receptor ligand binding domain (AR-LBD)

Inactive

0.96

Inactive

0.88

Inactive

0.99

Aromatase

Inactive

0.98

Inactive

0.93

Inactive

0.82

Estrogen receptor alpha (ER)

Inactive

0.69

Inactive

0.94

Inactive

0.99

Estrogen receptor ligand binding domain (ER-LBD)

Inactive

0.94

Inactive

0.86

Inactive

1.0

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-Gamma)

Inactive

0.99

Inactive

0.86

Inactive

0.99

Tox21-Stress response pathways

Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2/antioxidant responsive element (nrf2/ARE)

Inactive

0.98

Inactive

0.79

Inactive

0.99

Heat shock factor response element (HSE)

Inactive

0.98

Inactive

0.79

Inactive

0.99

Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP)

Inactive

0.95

Inactive

0.95

Inactive

0.83

Phosphoprotein (tumor suppressor) p53

Inactive

0.95

Inactive

0.89

Inactive

0.99

ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 5 (ATAD5)

Inactive

0.98

Inactive

0.88

Inactive

0.99