Effect of Cadmium on Growth, Bacoside A, and Bacopaside I of Bacopa monnieri (L.), a Memory Enhancing Herb

Table 2

Effect of cadmium on the chlorophyll content (mg g⁻¹ fw) in B. monnieri at different concentrations and exposure periods.

Cd concentration (𝜇M)	Exposure periods (h)
	48	96	168
0	1.23±0.02	1.36±0.04	1.37±0.03
5 𝜇M	1.25±0.03^A	1.32±0.02^B	1.36±0.01^C
10 𝜇M	1.24±0.04^A	1.22±0.02^B	1.10±0.02^C
50 𝜇M	1.21±0.01^A	0.99±0.01^B	0.74±0.02^C
100 𝜇M	1.00±0.02^A	.72±0.01^B	0.51±0.04^C

All values are means of three replicates ± SD; LSD 𝑃<0.01.
^Adenotes significance (𝑃<0.01) at different Cd concentrations as compared to control after 48 hours.
^Bdenotes significance (𝑃<0.01) at different Cd concentrations as compared to control after 96 hours.  
^Cdenotes significance (𝑃<0.01) at different Cd concentrations after 168 hours.