title: [Biological activity of electrochemically activated solutions obtained in a diaphragm electrolyser].
abstract: The biological activity of the catholyte and anolyte of bidistilled water in experiments with the germination of wheat grains in the period from March to May has been studied. The activity of solutions, which was characterized by the grain germination index, was high at the beginning of the period, then it gradually decreased and was equal to zero at the middle of the period; at the end of the period it gradually increased almost to initial values. It has been established that the effectiveness of bidistilled water anolyte was as a rule higher than that of catholyte throughout the observation period. At the beginning and end, the stimulating effect of anolyte was 5-5.5 times greater than that of catholyte. The seasonal changes in the biological activity of M 9 medium catholyte were compared with those of bidistilled water anolyte and catholyte. The stimulating effect of M 9 catholyte was estimated by changes in the growth of E. coli cells. The stimulating effect, which was estimated from an increase in the optical density of cell suspension in the initial period at a cultivation temperature of 20 degrees C was 55-60% relative to control (untreated medium). Then it decreased almost to zero in the middle of the period to increase again approximately to the initial values. The assumption has been made that the physicochemical causes of the influence of catholyte and anolyte of bidistilled water on wheat grains and of the culture medium catholyte on E. coli cells are of different nature.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Miroshnikov
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Konovalov
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Serikov
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D003470:Culture Media; D004572:Electrolysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018525:Germination; D010507:Periodicity; D012639:Seeds / Q000502:physiology; D012996:Solutions; D014908:Triticum / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D003470:Culture Media; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water