Nigella sativa callus treated with sodium azide exhibit augmented antioxidant activity and DNA damage inhibition

Abstract Nigella sativa L. (NS) is an herbaceous plant, possessing phytochemicals of therapeutic importance. Thymoquinone is one of the active phytochemicals of NS that confers noteworthy antioxidant properties. Sodium azide, an agent of abiotic stress, can modulates antioxidant system in plants. In...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Shariq Iqbal, Zahra Iqbal, Abeer Hashem, Al-Bandari Fahad Al-Arjani, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah, Asif Jafri, Shamim Akhtar Ansari, Mohammad Israil Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93370-x