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

Table 3

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

Cd concentration (𝜇M)	Exposure periods (h)
	48	96	168
Control 0	12.33±0.04	12.33±0.01	12.50±0.08
5 𝜇M	11.99±0.01^A	11.09±0.01^A	10.21±0.01^A
10 𝜇M	11.80±0.09^A	11.54±0.20^A	9.25±0.01^A
50 𝜇M	^A10.07±0.03^A	8.09±0.01^A	7.06±0.03^A
100 𝜇M	9.66±0.07^A	7.51±0.01^A	5.10±0.01^A

All the values are means of three replicates, LSD 𝑃<0.01; ^Adenotes significance (𝑃<0.01) at different Cd concentrations and exposure periods as compared to control.