*4.1. VERO Cell Culture*

*Cercopithecus aethiops* (green monkey) VERO cells (ATCC CCL-81, [57]) were cultured in MEM-STA (Capricorn, Capricorn Scientific GmbH, 35085 Ebsdorfergrund, Germany) supplemented with 10% FBS (Capricorn # FBS-11A, collected in South America), penicillin/streptomycin (Capricorn PS-B, 100×) and 2 mM L-glutamine at 37 ◦C and 5% CO2. Cells were seeded onto 96-well cell culture plates for MTT assay, round coverslips in 24-well plates for immunocytofluorescence (ICF), 30 mm dishes for the comet assay, and 50 mm dishes for the clonogenic assay.
