Abstract
Energy drinks
are a group of products that are advertised as being able to provide alertness
and energy, and conteract sleepiness. In this study, different types of energy
drinks and some beverages have been evaluated for toxic effectsin Drosophila
melanogaster individual. During the experiments, 1.5 g medium was
wettedwith5mLbeverages and100 third-instar larvae were chronically fed with the
Drosophila instant medium. Feeding ended with pupation of the surviving larvae.
The experiments were repeated 3 times for each beverage. 5 mL water was used as
control group. Statistically significant differences in percent survival
between experimental and control groups were compared byusingChi-squaredtest. After
the experiments, percentages of survival were found to be 83% for Black colt,
86% for Power ball, 91% for Buzzer, 97% for Powerade, 83% for Lion Club, 93%
for Coca cola, 94% for Pepsi 96% for Fanta, 0% for Turkish rakı (pure), 0% for
Turkish rakı (70 %) and 99% for water control. There was a statistically
significant difference in favor of the control group between survival percentage
of 100 % and 70 %Turkish rakı groups and that of the control group
(p<0.001).
References
- Rabia SARIKAYA, Kübra KARABAY, Figen ERKOÇ
- Department of PrimaryEducation, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara Department of BiologyEducation, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara
Abstract
References
- Rabia SARIKAYA, Kübra KARABAY, Figen ERKOÇ
- Department of PrimaryEducation, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara Department of BiologyEducation, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | February 16, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology |
