论文摘要
With increasing emission of silver nanoparticles(AgNPs) into the environment, it is important to understand the effects of ambient concentration of AgNPs. The biological effects of AgNPs on Scenedesmus obliquus, a ubiquitous freshwater microalgae, was evaluated. AgNPs exerted a minor inhibitory effect at low doses. Non-targeted metabolomic studies were conducted to understand and analyze the effect of AgNPs on algal cells from a molecular perspective. During the 48 hr of exposure to AgNPs, 30 metabolites were identified, of which nine had significant changes compared to the control group. These include D-galactose, sucrose, and D-fructose.These carbohydrates are involved in the synthesis and repair of cell walls. Glycine, an important constituent amino acid of glutathione, increased with AgNP exposure concentration increasing, likely to counteract an increased intracellular oxidative stress. These results provide a new understanding of the toxicity effects and mechanism of AgNPs. These metabolites could be useful biomarkers for future research, employed in the early detection of environmental risk from AgNPs.
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类型: 期刊论文
作者: Pu Wang,Bo Zhang,Hui Zhang,Yiliang He,Choon Nam Ong,Jun Yang
来源: Journal of Environmental Sciences 2019年02期
年度: 2019
分类: 工程科技Ⅰ辑
专业: 环境科学与资源利用
单位: School of Environmental Science & Engineering,Shanghai Jiaotong University,School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering,Lanzhou Jiaotong University,NUS Environmental Research Institute,National University of Singapore
基金: supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21677097),the National Science and Technology Major Projects of Water Pollution Control and Management of China (No.2014ZX07206001),the National Research Foundation (NRF),Singapore under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) Program
分类号: X174;X52
页码: 310-318
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文件大小: 415K
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