Evaluation of the acute toxicity, phototoxicity and embryotoxicity of a residual aqueous fraction from extract of the Antarctic moss Sanionia uncinata

Table 2 Phototoxicity of isolated residual AF and its association with UV-filters (BP-3, OMC, OCT, MBC)

Substance	PIF	MPE
AF	1.089	0.035
AF + BP-3	0.736	−0.020
AF + MBC	1.377	−0.046
AF + OMC	1.843	0.087
AF + OCT	0.142	−0.321
SLS (negative control)	0.856	−0.030
Tetracycline (positive control)	40.481^a	0.539^a

AF aqueous fraction, BP-3 benzophenone-3, OMC octyl-methoxycinnamate, OCT octocrylene, MBC and 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)-camphor, SLS sodium lauryl sulfate, PIF Photo-Irritation-Factor, MPE Mean Photo Effect, BP-3 (PIF: 1.798, MPE: 0.152); OMC (PIF: 1.741, MPE: 0.105); OCT (PIF: 0.618, MPE: -0.034); MBC (PIF: 0.112, MPE: -0.133)
^aclassified as phototoxic

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