Ilhan, DoganAkı, Cüneyt2025-01-272025-01-2720091018-46191610-2304https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21299The aim of this study is to evaluate Sunset Yellow (E I 10) and Brilliant Black (E 15 1) food-coloring substances which are putative to genotoxic activity, and commonly used in food industry with Tradescantia pallida micronucleus (Trad-MCN) test and Tradescantia pallida stamen-hair mutation (Trad-SHM) test. The research project included 4 concentrations (10, 200, 1000, 2000 ppm) of both food colors applied to plants by spraying and adding to the irrigation water. All experiments were carried out under controlled conditions in the laboratory. According to the results, it was observed that mutation levels increased, depending on the dosage, in all plant groups. In addition, both MCN frequency and pink mutation events significantly increased (p<0.05) with increasing dosage. It was also detected that both food-coloring agents had genotoxic potential on plants with different sensitivities. It was revealed that the potential effect of Sunset Yellow (E110) can be analyzed better with Trad-SHM and the effect of Brilliant Black (E151) with Trad-MCN tests. Results confirm that Tradescantia pallida plant is useful for biomonitoring studies of mutagenesis.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSunset Yellow (E110)Brilliant Black (E151)Tradescantia pallida H.stamen-hair mutationmicronucleusArticle181018281831Q4WOS:000272581800007