¹Dicle University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, TR-21280 Diyarbakır - TURKEY
²Batman University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health, TR-72060 Batman - TURKEY
³Dicle University Vocational School of Technical Sciences Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, TR-21280 Diyarbakır - TURKEY
⁴Dicle University, Science Faculty, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, TR-21280 Diyarbakır - TURKEY DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2018.19904 The use of magnetic nanoparticles in nanomedicine applications has increased significantly in recent years. Genotoxic evaluation of the nanomaterials used for this purpose is therefore very important. In our study, the genotoxic effect of C60 fullerene-γ-Fe2O3 and multi-wall carbon nanotubes-γ-Fe2O3 magnetic nanoparticles over a wide concentration range (0.1, 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 25.0, 50.0, and 100.0 μg/plate) was investigated using the Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test. These magnetic nanoparticles did not cause genetic damage to Salmonella typhimurium TA100 and TA98 in the presence and absence of metabolic activation. Due to the rapid increase in the presence of nanoparticles in our daily lives, mutagenicity and toxicity data related to nanoparticles are quite valuable. For this reason, in vivo and in vitro studies that allow for effective evaluation of these compounds is of the utmost importance. Keywords : Genotoxicity, Nanotoxicity, Multi-wall carbon nanotubes-γ-Fe2O3, C60 Fullerene-γ-Fe2O3, Salmonella/Microsome mutagenicity assay