Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity Evaluation of Some Stored Grain Insects and Their Infested Flour Using the BHK-21 Cell Line in an In Vitro Experimental Model

Table 3

DNA comet assay of baby hamster kidney cells (BHK-21 cell line) after exposure to stored grain insects and their flour.

Treatments	Comet (%)	Tail length (px)	DNA in tail (%)	Tail moment	Olive moment
Control cell	10.4	6.77	15.76	1.13	1.18
T. granarium	15.4	7.85	26.45	3.02	2.36
S. oryzae	10.7	4.38	10.40	0.43	0.99
R. dominica	11.5	6.22	7.96	0.42	1.04
T. castaneum	13.6	3.63	7.00	0.26	0.75
Control flour	11.1	9.35	22.89	3.16	2.64
T. granarium wheat	13.1	6.25	10.89	0.65	1.26
S. oryzae wheat	15.6	5.35	8.82	0.51	0.91
R. dominica wheat	12.8	5.61	10.25	0.50	1.16
T. castaneum wheat	18.8	6.38	16.90	1.44	1.59