title: Cadmium-induced biochemical responses of Vallisneria spiralis.
abstract: The following study was carried out to investigate the cadmium (Cd) accumulating potential of Vallisneria. After subjecting plants to different concentrations of Cd, it was observed that plants are able to accumulate ample amount of metal in their roots (5,542 microg g(-1) dw) and leaves (4,368 microg g(-1) dw) in a concentration- and duration-dependent manner. Thus, it is evident that the accumulation in roots was 1.3 times higher than the shoots. It was also noted that with increasing Cd accumulation, roots of the plant appeared darker in color and harder in texture. In response to metal exposure, amount of low molecular weight antioxidants such as cysteine and nonprotein thiols (NP-SH) and activity of enzymes such as APX and GPX were significantly enhanced at lower concentrations of Cd, followed by decline at higher doses. It was also observed that in exposed plants, activity of APX enzyme was higher in roots (ca. 3 times) as compared to leaves. However, chlorophyll and protein content was found to decline significantly in a dose-dependent manner. Results suggested that due to its high accumulation potential, Vallisneria may be effectively grown in water bodies moderately contaminated with Cd.
authors.affiliation: Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation Group, National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India.
authors.forename: Ragini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: Munna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chakrabarty
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D031321:Hydrocharitaceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010940:Plant Proteins; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D002734:Chlorophyll
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