Biochemical responses in aquatic plants as markers of environmental contamination.
This short review gives several examples of the current status of xenobiotic biotransformation reactions and oxidative stress responses in plants as biomarkers of organic pollution in aquatic environments. Based on previous basic knowledge, several biomonitoring programmes have been applied successfully during the last decade.
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Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Honkalampi-Hämäläinen
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D001711:Biotransformation; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D015262:Xenobiotics; D009195:Peroxidase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase