The effect of beta-estradiol and corticosteroids on chlorophylls and carotenoids content in Wolffia arrhiza [L.] Wimm. [Lemnaceae] growing in municipal Bialystok tap water

• Autorzy: Czerpak R , Szamrej I.K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is well known that many steroid compounds, mainly from large stock-raising farms, more frequently end up in rural or communal sewage systems. It is also known that the duckweed family (Lemnaceae), especially Wolffia arrhiza, is more and more commonly used in the biotechnology of purifying the above-mentioned sew­age systems due to its heterotrophic and detoxication ability, as well as its ease of adoption to unfavorable environmental conditions. Therefore, our research analyzes the influence of beta-estradiol and chemically and functionally diversified corticosteroids: cortisone, cortisole (glucocorticoids), "-deoxycorticosterone (miner- alocorticoids) and prednisolone (chemical derivative of hydrocortisone) on chlorophylls and carotenoids content in photoautotrophic Wolffia arrhiza (Lemnaceae), growing in municipal Białystok tap water (rich in minerals but poor in organic components). From the applied steroid hormones in optimal concentration of 10-6M p-es- tradiol caused the strongest stimulatory effect on photosynthetic pigments, a little less strong - cortisone, slight stimulative - cortisole, and weak "-deoxycorticosterone. Prednisolone showed a weak inhibitory influence on all types of chlorophylls and carotenoids in comparison with the control culture without exogenous hormones. Applied steroid hormones had a weak stimulative influence over chlorophylls a and b in Wolffia; the strongest was p-estradiol between the 5th and the 10th day of cultivation, in the range of 116.5-121.3% in comparison to the control value (100%). The researched steroids had a much stronger influence on carotenoid content, especially p-carotene, alloxanthin (oxygen - poor xanthophylls) and violaxanthin (oxygen - rich xanthophylls). Under the influence of beta-estradiol the amount of p-carotene rose by the maximum 160.6%, alloxanthin by 187.9% and violaxanthin by 154.3% in comparison to the control. Our research results demonstrated that p-estradiol and - from applied corticosteroids - cortisone and hydrocorticosterone, had more stimulatory influence on carotenoid content in Wolffia arrhiza, but less stimulatory effect on unicellular Chlorella vulgaris.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Lemnaceae; prednisolone; corticosteroid; cortisone; cortisol; beta-estradiol; Wolffia arrhiza; steroid compound; carotenoid; chlorophyll; 11-deoxycorticosterone

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 12
• Numer: 6
• Opis fizyczny: p.677-684,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Czerpak R

• University of Bialystok, Swierkowa 20B, 15-950 Bialystok, Poland

autor

Szamrej I.K.

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