Phytochelatin induction, cadmium accumulation, and algal sensitivity to free cadmium ion in Scenedesmus vacuolatus

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1731-1737

  Le Faucheur, Séverine ^a   Behra, Renata ^a   Sigg, Laura ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Freshwater algae; Glutathione; Phytochelatins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; CADMIUM; CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ALGAL SENSITIVITY; METAL-BINDING POLYPEPTIDES; PHYTOCHELATINS (PC);

POLYPEPTIDES;

CADMIUM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; OLIGOMER; PHYTOCHELATIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ALGA; CADMIUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS VACUOLATUS;

ALGAE, GREEN; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; METALLOPROTEINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SCENEDESMUS VACUOLATUS;

EID: 21444451314     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-394R.1     Document Type: Article

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