Spectrophotometric detection of labile zinc(II) released from metallothionein: A simple method to evaluate heavy metal toxicity

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 638-644

  Asano, Takaharu ^a,b   Wang, Pi Chao ^a   Iwasaki, Akio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KOWA COMPANY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy metal toxicity; Labile zinc; Metallothionein; Porphyrin; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHANGES; BIOLUMINESCENT BACTERIA; CHROMOGENIC REAGENTS; HEAVY METAL TOXICITY; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; INHIBITION ASSAYS; METAL TOXICITY; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEINS; PORPHYRIN COMPLEXES; SAMPLE SOLUTION; SIMPLE METHOD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETECTION; SUBMICROMOLAR CONCENTRATIONS; TOXIC METAL IONS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER-SOLUBLE PORPHYRIN;

ABSORPTION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY WATER; MERCURY (METAL); METAL IONS; METALS; PORPHYRINS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BISMUTH; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; SILVER; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DISSOCIATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ZINC;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 77952107231     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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