Table 6 Protective effect of A. vulgaris extract against alterations in meristematic tissue organization induced by MMS.

From: Alchemilla vulgaris cytoprotection against methyl methanesulfonate by experimental and molecular docking approaches

Groups

ESC

FCN

CCD

TCCW

Control

UD

UD

UD

UD

AVE 1

UD

UD

UD

UD

AVE 2

UD

UD

UD

UD

MMS

●●●

●●●

●●●

●●

MMSAVE 1

●●

●●

●●

●

MMSAVE 2

●

●

●

UD

  1. Control: Tap water, AVE 1: 250 mg/L A. vulgaris extract, AVE 2: 500 mg/L A. vulgaris extract, MMS: 4000 µM methyl methanesulfonate, MMSAVE 1: 4000 µM methyl methanesulfonate + 250 mg/L A. vulgaris extract, MMSAVE 2: 4000 µM methyl methanesulfonate + 500 mg/L A. vulgaris extract. ESC: epidermis cell damage, FCN: flattened cell nucleus, CCD: cortex cell damage, TCCW: thickening of the cortex cell wall. UD (undamaged), slightly damaged (●), moderately damaged (●●), and heavily damaged (●●●).
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