Impact of mercury (II) nitrate on physiological and biochemical characteristics of selected marine algae of different classes

dc.contributor.author	Luqman Abu Bakar
dc.contributor.author	Nakisah Mat Amin
dc.contributor.author	Hazlina Ahamad Zakeri
dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-16T08:37:11Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-16T08:37:11Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Short-term physiological and biochemical responses induced by mercury(II) nitrate (Hg(NO3)2) in three marine macroalgae, Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyceae), Sargassum sp. (Phaeophyceae) and Ulva reticulata (Chlorophyceae) were studied. All algae were good accumulators of Hg. However, this characteristic significantly decreases in G. salicornia and significantly increases in U. reticulata as concentration of Hg increases. Algal FV/FM, chlorophyll (chl) a content and relative growth showed a significant reduction in the presence of Hg. Hg impact was prominent in FV/FM than the other parameters while a small impact was shown by the relative growth. Hg induced synthesis of new amino acids and inhibit the production of some. The profile even changed when the concentration of Hg(NO3)2 increases.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5879
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Procedia Environmental Science	en_US
dc.subject	heavy metals	en_US
dc.subject	marine alga	en_US
dc.subject	maximal quantum yield	en_US
dc.subject	chl a content	en_US
dc.subject	amino acid content	en_US
dc.title	Impact of mercury (II) nitrate on physiological and biochemical characteristics of selected marine algae of different classes	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1

Name:: 233-Impact of mercury (II) nitrate on physiological and biochemical characteristics of selected marine algae of different classes.pdf
Size:: 541.88 KB
Format:: Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:: Full text