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Metalloproteins and phytochelatin synthase may confer protection against zinc oxide nanoparticle induced toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP - 1 Mar 2014
Polak Natasa, Read Daniel S, Jurkschat Kerstin, Matzke Marianne, Kelly Frank J, Spurgeon David J, Stürzenbaum Stephen R
Abstract excerpt
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) are used in large quantities by the cosmetic, food and textile industries. Here we exposed Caenorhabditis elegans wild-type and a metal sensitive triple knockout mutant (mtl-1;mtl-2;pcs-1) to ZnONPs (0-50mg/L) to study strain and exposure specific effects on transcription, reactive oxygen species generation, the biomolecular phenotype (measured by Raman microspectroscopy) and key...
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