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Evaluating The Chronic Effect Of Food Coloring Dyes On Biological Life Functions Of Model Organism; Caenorhabditis Elegans, Demilade Adisa
Evaluating The Chronic Effect Of Food Coloring Dyes On Biological Life Functions Of Model Organism; Caenorhabditis Elegans, Demilade Adisa
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Food coloring dyes are substances known to enhance the appearance of food or drink by imparting color when it is added. They have been in large commercial food production as well as in its use in domestic food applications and non-food applications. The toxic effects of food coloring dyes have been seen in the enzymatic breakdown of the azo linkage of the dye molecule by enzyme; azo reductase. The degradation of such food dye products give rise to increased toxic effects that affect the nervous system.
Caenorhabditis elegans is a bacterial feeder, free-living soil nematode used as a model organism …