J 2017

Long-term impact of cadmium shows little damage in Scenedesmus acutiformis cultures

KOVACIK, Jozef, Petr BABULA, Viera PETERKOVA and Josef HEDBAVNY

Basic information

Original name

Long-term impact of cadmium shows little damage in Scenedesmus acutiformis cultures

Authors

KOVACIK, Jozef (703 Slovakia), Petr BABULA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Viera PETERKOVA (703 Slovakia) and Josef HEDBAVNY (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Algal Research - Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science BV. 2017, 2211-9264

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.745

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/17:00097503

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000406305900022

Keywords in English

Antioxidants; Axenic culture; Bioaccumulation; Fluorescence microscopy; Heavy metals

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 7/3/2018 16:44, Soňa Böhmová

Abstract

V originále

Long-term (30 days) responses of green alga Scenedesmus acutiformis to cadmium (Cd) excess (1 or 10 mu M) were studied under in vitro heterotrophic conditions (Milieu Bristol medium containing glucose and casein). No extensive changes of morphology were observed but Cd slightly depleted chlorophyll autofluorescence and some mineral content (K, Ca, and Mg). However, Cd (mainly at 10 mu M) stimulated increase in biomass and accumulation of ascorbic acid, non-protein thiols, and phenols. Signs of oxidative stress (elevation of ROS, depletion of nitric oxide and viability, changes in the activities of SOD, CAT and GR) were also observed. Total Cd reached only 17.3 and 45.2 mu g/g DW at 1 or 10 mu M Cd but bioaccumulation factor (BAF) was comparable with other species and cultivation/exposure conditions (BAF similar to 40 at 10 mu M Cd) indicating that rather inorganic compounds than glucose or casein affect Cd accumulation. Short-term (24 h) exposure of algae to identical Cd doses in HEPES buffer revealed higher absolute Cd content in comparison with 30 days of cultivation (8-and 17fold) and comparison with previous studies indicates that S. acutiformis is a better cadmium accumulator. The extensive use of fluorescence microscopy for oxidative stress detection in algae is also carefully discussed.