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LI Lei,HUANG Xiaoping,Devajit Borthakur,NI Hui. 2012. Photosynthetic activity and antioxidative response of seagrass Thalassia hemprichii to trace metal stress. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (3):98-108
Photosynthetic activity and antioxidative response of seagrass Thalassia hemprichii to trace metal stress
Photosynthetic activity and antioxidative response of seagrass Thalassia hemprichii to trace metal stress
Received:January 24, 2011  Revised:March 31, 2012
DOI:10.1007/s13131-012-0210-3
Key words:Thalassia hemprichii  metal stress  photosynthetic pigments  quantum yield  antioxidant enzymes
中文关键词:  Thalassia hemprichii  metal stress  photosynthetic pigments  quantum yield  antioxidant enzymes
基金项目:The Chinese Nature Science Foundation (CNSF) Project under contract Nos 40776086 and 41076069; Forefront Program of the Knowledge Innovation Project, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract No. LYQY200706; the National 908 Special Project under contract No. GD908-02-08.
Author NameAffiliationE-mail
LI Lei State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572200, China
The Science and Technology Library of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510070, China 
 
HUANG Xiaoping State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China xphuang@scsio.ac.cn 
Devajit Borthakur Tocklai Experimental Station, Tea Research Association, Jorhat, Assam 785008, India  
NI Hui Foreign Language Department, Heze University, Heze 274000, China  
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Abstract:
      This study concerned the accumulation of trace metals in tissues of seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii) exposed to various concentrations of Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ for 10 d, and the effect of excessive metals on quantum yield (ΔF/F'm), photosynthetic pigments and antioxidative enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) were also examined. Cadmium was the most highly accumulated metal. Meanwhile, high metals levels led to a remarkable breakdown of photosynthetic parameters. Especially, ΔF/F'm, chlorophyll and carotenoid were significantly low during prolonged Cu exposure. Besides, ΔF/F'm was more severely depressed by Cu and Zn than Pb and Cd. However, T. hemprichii had positive response by increasing the activity of SOD and POD. The results indicate that T. hemprichii is the most sensitive to Cu, and the antioxidative protection mechanisms of T. hemprichii are more efficiently activated to avoid damage of Zn, Cd and Pb stress. Finally, due to the high Cd-accumulation and strong Cd-tolerance capacity, T. hemprichii can be used for phytoremediation in Cd-contaminated areas.
中文摘要:
      This study concerned the accumulation of trace metals in tissues of seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii) exposed to various concentrations of Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ for 10 d, and the effect of excessive metals on quantum yield (ΔF/F'm), photosynthetic pigments and antioxidative enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) were also examined. Cadmium was the most highly accumulated metal. Meanwhile, high metals levels led to a remarkable breakdown of photosynthetic parameters. Especially, ΔF/F'm, chlorophyll and carotenoid were significantly low during prolonged Cu exposure. Besides, ΔF/F'm was more severely depressed by Cu and Zn than Pb and Cd. However, T. hemprichii had positive response by increasing the activity of SOD and POD. The results indicate that T. hemprichii is the most sensitive to Cu, and the antioxidative protection mechanisms of T. hemprichii are more efficiently activated to avoid damage of Zn, Cd and Pb stress. Finally, due to the high Cd-accumulation and strong Cd-tolerance capacity, T. hemprichii can be used for phytoremediation in Cd-contaminated areas.
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