CADMIUM TOXICITY IN NOSTOC UAM208 - PROTECTION BY CALCIUM

被引:9
作者
FERNANDEZPINAS, F
MATEO, P
BONILLA, I
机构
[1] Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Univefsidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid
关键词
CALCIUM; CADMIUM; NITROGEN-FIXING CYANOBACTERIUM; TOXICITY AMELIORATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-8137.1995.tb03077.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The interactive effects of cadmium (Cd) and calcium (Ca) on growth, photosynthesis (O-2 evolution), nitrogenase, respiration, developmental cycle and Cd bioaccumulation by the N-2 fixing cyanobacterium Nostoc UAM208 have been studied. Ca was found to exert a detoxifying role towards Cd inhibition of these physiological processes. Finally, the mechanisms by which Ca might protect the cyanobacterium against Cd toxicity are discussed.
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页码:403 / 407
页数:5
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