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Duckweed Lemna minor L. was grown on Wang culture medium supplemented with lead ions for 24 hours. Metal was tested at 1.5, 3 and 6 mg·dm−3 concentrations. The growth of Lemna minor was inhibited by lead ions, but the dry to fresh weight ratio increased as the concentration of Pb2+ in the medium increased. With increased concentrations of Pb ions, the contents of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b in roots and fronds were correspondingly lower in comparision with the control. The effect of lead upon activities of some glycolitic and fermentative enzymes in roots of duckweed was examined. The activity of pyruvate kinase decreased with increasing lead concentrations, but cytosolic malate dehydrogenase behaved in an opposite manner. The lowest concentration of Pb stimulated alcohol dehydrogenase; phosphoenolopyruvate carboxylase activity was maintained at relatively constant values at all tested lead concentrations.
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Abbreviations
- ADH:
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alcohol dehydrogenase
- cMDH:
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cytosolic malate dehydrogenase
- PEPC:
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phosphoenolopyruvate carboxylase
- PK:
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pyruvate kinase
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Garnczarska, M., Ratajczak, L. Metabolic responses of Lemna minor to lead ions I. Growth, chlorophyll level and activity of fermentative enzymes. Acta Physiol Plant 22, 423–427 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-000-0083-5
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