Biological and computational evidence of dinotefuran–DNA interactions: A combined in vitro and in silico study

Mazlume Piril Coskun, Ayla Celik, Hakan Arslan, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Mersin University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mersin University, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mersin University

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Published online on June 01, 2026

Abstract

Toxicology and Industrial Health, Volume 42, Issue 8, Page 303-319, August 2026.
The potential of the neonicotinoid insecticide dinotefuran to induce oxidative DNA damage was evaluated in human peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures at three concentrations (0.05, 0.15, and 0.30 µg/mL) using the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay (...