title: Toxicological response of the green alga Scenedesmus bijuga to mercury and lead.
abstract: Effect of mercury or lead on the growth, bioaccumulation and some enzyme activities of one of the most common algae in River Nile, Scenedesmus bijuga, was determined. The cell count and chlorophyll a content decreased with an increase in mercury or lead concentrations in a culture medium, particularly at higher doses. Higher mercury and lead uptake was observed with increasing concentration of the elements. The alga accumulated appreciably more mercury than lead. At higher doses, the two elements strongly suppressed some enzyme activities of primary S. bijuga metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Botany Department, Faculty of Science, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt. a.fathy@link.net
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fathi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D018533:Biomass; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000077194:Chlorophyll A; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D004534:Egypt; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D007854:Lead / Q000633:toxicity*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008628:Mercury / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D002734:Chlorophyll; D007854:Lead; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D008628:Mercury; D000077194:Chlorophyll A