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Table 3 Densitometric analysis of DNA in plasmid nicking assay of extract/fractions of M. exotica leaves

From: Delineation of attenuation of oxidative stress and mutagenic stress by Murraya exotica L. leaves

Form of DNA

Amount of DNA (%)a

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Ethanol extract

 Form I

69.8

30.7

52.1

51.8

49.8

43.8

41.5

 Form II

30.2

71.4

54.9

40.2

40.5

42.5

50.0

53.0

 Form III

28.6

14.4

7.8

7.7

7.7

6.2

5.5

Hexane fraction

 Form I

81.6

17.7

43.2

41.2

42.0

 Form II

18.4

72.6

66.5

46.4

53.3

43.0

79.6

73.4

 Form III

27.4

15.9

10.4

8.9

15.0

20.1

26.6

Chloroform fraction

 Form I

68.3

 Form II

31.7

63.15

48.1

49.1

55

55.4

54.2

55.7

 Form III

36.85

51.9

50.9

45

44.6

45.8

44.3

Ethyl acetate fraction

 Form I

79.1

39.1

58.2

55.9

55.2

52.9

40.3

 Form II

20.9

76.3

45.8

35.4

35.2

36.0

38.1

49.7

 Form III

23.7

15.1

6.4

8.9

8.8

9.0

10.0

n-butanol fraction

 Form I

69

 Form II

31

51.9

45.2

47.3

48.6

51

52.6

55.3

 Form III

48.1

54.8

52.7

51.4

49

47.4

44.7

Aqueous fraction

 Form I

72.4

 Form II

27.6

65.1

50.4

51.1

51.6

52.8

53.8

56.3

 Form III

34.9

49.6

48.9

48.4

47.2

46.2

43.7

  1. aLane 1: pBR322 DNA + distilled water; lane 2: pBR322 DNA + distilled water + Fenton Reagent (FR); lane 3: pBR322 DNA + FR + Rutin; lane 4–8: pBR322 DNA + FR + Extract/fraction (1000, 800, 600, 400 and 200 µg/ml respectively)