Assessment of catalase activity, lipid peroxidation, chlorophyll-a, and growth rate in the freshwater green algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata exposed to copper and zinc/Evaluacion de la actividad de la catalasa, peroxidacion lipidica, clorofila-a y tasa de crecimiento en la alga verde de agua dulce Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata expuesta a cobre y zinc
In this work, the effect of copper and zinc on green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata was evaluated through catalase activity, lipid peroxidation by TBARS essay, growth rate, and the chlorophyll-a concentration. Catalase activity increased significantly (P < 0.05) in comparison to the control...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Latin american journal of aquatic research 2011-07, Vol.39 (2), p.280 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this work, the effect of copper and zinc on green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata was evaluated through catalase activity, lipid peroxidation by TBARS essay, growth rate, and the chlorophyll-a concentration. Catalase activity increased significantly (P < 0.05) in comparison to the control at 0.1 mg [L.sup.-1] copper and 0.075 mg [L.sup.-1] zinc, whereas the damage to the cell membrane expressed as nmols/[10.sup.6]cell of malondialdehyde increased significantly (P < 0.05) at 0.025 mg [L.sup.-1] copper and 0.1 mg [L.sup.-1] zinc. On the other hand, a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in chlorophyll-a concentration was found at 0.075 mg L-1 of both metals. The results showed that catalase activity, lipid peroxidation, and chlorophyll-a concentration were more sensitive to metals than the growth rate. Keywords: toxicity, bioassays, water quality, oxidative damage, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Chile. En este trabajo, se evaluo el efecto del cobre y zinc en la alga verde Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata a traves de la actividad catalasa, peroxidacion lipidica por el ensayo TBARS, tasa de crecimiento y concentracion de clorofila-a. La actividad catalasa aumento significativamente (P < 0,05) en comparacion al control en 0,1 mg [L.sup.-1] y 0,075 mg [L.sup.-1] de cobre y zinc respectivamente, mientras que el dano en la membrana celular expresado en nanomols/[10.sup.6] celulas de malondialdehido aumento significativamente en 0,025 mg [L.sup.-1] y 0,1 mg [L.sup.-1] de cobre y zinc respectivamente. Por otra parte, hubo una disminucion significativa (P < 0,05) en la concentracion de clorofila-a en ambos metales a 0,075 mg[L.sup.-1]. Los resultados mostrados en actividad catalasa, peroxidacion lipidica y concentracion de clorofila-a son parametros mas sensibles que la tasa de crecimiento a los metales. Palabras clave: toxicidad, bioensayos, calidad de agua, dano oxidativo Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Chile. |
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ISSN: | 0718-560X 0718-560X |
DOI: | 10.3856/vol39-issue2-fulltext-9 |