Fluorogenic compound hydrolysis as a measure of toxicity-induced cytoplasmic viscosity and pH changes

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Grabowski, Józef ^a   Ke Cheng, Hsiao ^b   Baker, Peter R ^c   Bornman, Chris H ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic pH; Cytoplasmic viscosity; Fluorogenic compounds; Heavy metals; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CELL ENZYME; COBALT; ESTERASE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUOROCHROME; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PH; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031418542     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00123-1     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Beaubien, A. and Jolicoeur, C. (1984) The toxicity of various heavy metal salts, alcohols and surfactants to microorganisms in a biodegredation process: a flow microcalorimetry investigation. In Toxicity Screening Procedures Using Bacterial Systems, eds. D. Liu and B. J. Dutka, pp. 261-281. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
2. Bogue, R. W. (1987) Novel fibre optic cell biosensor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 12, XV.
3. Cerek, L. and Cerek, B. (1972) Studies on the structuredness of the cytoplasm and the rates of enzymatic hydrolysis in growing yeast cells. I. Changes induced by ionizing radiation. International Journal of Radiation Biology 21, 445-453.
4. Fuh, M. S., Burgess, L. W., Hirschfeld, T., Christian, G. D. and Wang, F. (1987) Single fibre optic fluorescence pH probe. The Analyst 112, 1159-1163.
5. Grabowski, J., Baker, P. R., Latosińska, M., Scully, P. J. and Edwards, R. (1995a) A rationale for using a fibre optic toxicity sensor in the automatic control of a sewage treatment plant - some measurements of the inhibition effects of metal contaminants. Sensors and their Applications VII, Institute of Physics, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland, September 10-13 1995.
6. Grabowski, J., Baker, P. R. and Scully, P. J. (1995b) Toxicity measurements using fluorogenic compounds. SPIE Proceedings 2503, 78-88.
7. Grabowski, J., Scully, P. J., Edwards, R., El-Saadawy, S. and Latosińska, M. (1997) The toxicity of metals for microorganisms - studies using a fluorogenic substrate. Biotechnologia 36, 25-36.
8. Hayes, R. K., Scott Douglas, W., Terrel, Y., Fischer, J., Lyons, L. A. and Briggs, L. J. (1993) Predictive ability of the Daphnia magna IQ toxicity test for ten diverse water treatment additives. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51, 909-913.
9. Holzapfel-Pschorn, A., Obst, U. and Haberer, K. (1987) Sensitive methods for the determination of microbiol activities in water samples using fluorogenic substrates. Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie 327, 521-523.
10. IRPTC (1991) Chemicals of global concern: priorities for action. International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals Bulletin 10(2), 1.
11. Martin, M. M. and Lindqvist, L. (1975) The pH dependence of fluorescein fluorescence. Journal of Luminescence 10, 381-390.
12. Merchant, D. F., Scully, P. J., Edwards, R. and Grabowski, J. (1996) An optical fibre toxicity bio-sensor. In Applied Optics and Optoelectronics, ed. K.T.V. Grattan, pp. 418-423. Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia.
13. Molecular Probes Inc., Product Catalogue. Oregon, USA.
14. Murashige, T. and Skoog, F. (1962) A revised medium for rapid growth and bioassays with tobacco tissue culture. Physiologia Plantarum 15, 473-479.
15. Obst, U. (1985) Test instructions for measuring the microbial activity in water samples. Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie 321, 166-168.
16. Obst, U., Holzapfel-Pschorn, A. and Wiegand-Rosinus, M. (1988) Application of enzyme assays for toxicological water testing. Toxicity Assessment 3, 81-91.
17. Pilli, A., Carle, D. O., Kline, E., Pickering, Q. and Lazorchak, J. (1988) Effects of pollution on freshwater organisms. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation 60, 994-1116.
18. Qureshi, A. and Coleman, R. N. (1984) Evaluation and refinement of the Microtox test for use in toxicity screening. In Toxicity Screening Procedures Using Bacterial Systems, eds D. Liu and B. J. Dutka, pp. 1-22. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
19. Schnürer, J. and Rosswall, T. (1982) Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis as a measure of total microbial activity in soil and litter. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 43, 1256-1261.