Phytochelatin formation kinetics and toxic effects in the freshwater alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii upon short- and long-term exposure to lead(II)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 423-429

  Scheidegger, Christian ^a,b   Behra, Renata ^a   Sigg, Laura ^a,b  

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

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Freshwater algae; Glutathione; Lead; Metal speciation; Phytochelatin

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHELATIN;

ALGA; CHELATING AGENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FORMATION MECHANISM; INHIBITION; LEAD; LIGAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHELATINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMERIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 78650329519     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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