Cadmium detoxification strategies in two phytoplankton species: Metal binding by newly synthesized thiolated peptides and metal sequestration in granules

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-75

  Lavoie, Michel ^a   Le Faucheur, Séverine ^a   Fortin, Claude ^a   Campbell, Peter G C ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Cadmium; Detoxification; Granules; Phytochelatin; Subcellular fractionation; Thiolated peptides

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; OLIGOMER; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHELATIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

CADMIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; CHELATE; DETOXIFICATION; GREEN ALGA; METAL BINDING; PEPTIDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL GRANULE; CELL LEVEL; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GREEN ALGA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOGENATE; INTERNALIZATION; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PHYTOCHELATINS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 61849107035     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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