Brown algae overproduce cell wall polysaccharides as a protection mechanism against the heavy metal toxicity

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1482-1488

  Andrade, Leonardo R ^a   Leal, Raquel N ^a,b   Noseda, Miguel ^c   Duarte, Maria Eugenia R ^c   Pereira, Mariana S ^a   Mourão, Paulo A S ^a   Farina, Marcos ^a   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Brown algae; Electron microscopy; Heavy metals; P. gymnospora; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; CADMIUM; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BROWN ALGAE; CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDES; HEAVY METAL TOXICITY; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL SEQUESTRATION; P. GYMNOSPORA; PROTECTION MECHANISMS; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ALGAE;

CADMIUM; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANNOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFATE; URONIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOMONITORING; BROWN ALGA; CADMIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL; ION EXCHANGE; LEAD; MARINE POLLUTION; POLYSACCHARIDE; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSORPTION; BROWN ALGA; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATION EXCHANGE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PROTECTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; METAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ALGAE; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77956010608     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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