Inhibitory effects of paraquat on photosynthesis and the response to oxidative stress in Chlorella vulgaris

This study investigated the effects of paraquat, a widely used herbicide, on the aquatic unicellular alga Chlorella vulgaris through short-term toxicity tests at the physiological and gene transcriptional levels. Exposure to 0.5 microM paraquat increased the activities of the antioxidant enzymes sup...

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Publié dans:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 18(2009), 5 vom: 25. Juli, Seite 537-43
Auteur principal: Qian, Haifeng (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Chen, Wei, Sun, Liwei, Jin, Yuanxiang, Liu, Weiping, Fu, Zhengwei
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Algal Proteins Antioxidants Environmental Pollutants Herbicides Reactive Oxygen Species Chlorophyll 1406-65-1 Carbon Dioxide plus... 142M471B3J Malondialdehyde 4Y8F71G49Q Paraquat PLG39H7695