Combined nitrogen limitation and cadmium stress stimulate total carbohydrates, lipids, protein and amino acid accumulation in Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-95

  Chia, Mathias Ahii ^a   Lombardi, Ana Teresa ^a   da Graça Gama Melão, Maria ^a   Parrish, Christopher C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Biochemical composition; Microalgae; Nutrients; Physiology; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINOPIMELIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMINO N BUTYRIC ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL A; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LIPID; LYSINE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN; SARCOSINE; TIMONACIC; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMINO ACID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIPID; MICROALGA; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL; LIPID METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT PROTEINS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84928015181     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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