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Time-course development of the Cd2+ hyper-accumulating phenotype in Euglena gracilis.
Archives of microbiology - 1 Nov 2005
Avilés César, Torres-Márquez M Eugenia, Mendoza-Cózatl David, Moreno-Sánchez Rafael
Abstract excerpt
To determine the onset of the Cd2+-hyperaccumulating phenotype in Euglena gracilis, induced by Hg2+ pretreatment (Avilés et al. in Arch Microbiol 180:1-10, 2003), the changes in cellular growth, Cd2+ uptake, and intracellular contents of sulfide, cysteine, gamma-glutamylcysteine, glutathione and phytochelatins during the progress of the culture were analyzed. In cells exposed to 0.2 mM CdCl2, the...
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