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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 403, 期 1-3, 页码 130-138出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.05.026
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cyanobacteria; insecticide; growth photosynthetic pigments; carbohydrate; protein; proline; free radicals; antioxidant
Pesticide contamination in aquatic ecosystem including paddy fields is a serious global environmental concern. Cyanobacteria. are also affected by pesticides as non-target organism. For better exploitation of cyanobacteria as biofertiliser, it is indispensable to select tolerant strains along with understanding of their tolerance. Three cyanobacterial strains viz. Aulosira fertilissima, Anabaena variabilis and Nostoc muscorum were studied for their stress responses to an organochlorine pesticide 'endosulfan' with special reference to oxidative stress, role of proline and antioxidant enzymes in endosulfan induced free radical detoxification. Reduction in growth, photosynthetic pigments and carbohydrate of the test microorganisms were accompanied with increase in their total protein, proline, malondialdehye (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and catalase (CAT) in higher endosulfan doses. Increased amount of MDA is indicative of formation of free radicals, while increased level of CAT, APX, SOD and proline indicated their involvement in free radical scavenging mechanism. In lower concentrations, test pesticide showed increase in photosynthetic pigments. Order of tolerance was Nostoc muscorum>Anabaena uariabilis>Aulosira fertilissima. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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