Multiple metal tolerance and biosorption of cadmium by Candida tropicalis isolated from industrial effluents: glutathione as detoxifying agent
Multiple metal tolerance and biosorption of cadmium by Candida tropicalis isolated from industrial effluents: glutathione as detoxifying agent
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DOI:
10.1007/s10661-010-1480-x
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发表时间:
2011-03
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3
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A. Rehman;M. S. Anjum
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作者:
A. Rehman;M. S. Anjum
The ability of cadmium uptake by metal-resistant yeast,Candida tropicalis, from the liquid medium and wastewater was evaluated. The minimum inhibitory concentration of Cd2 +againstC. tropicaliswas 2,500 mg L− 1. The yeast also showed tolerance toward Zn2 +(1,400 mg L− 1), Ni2 +(1,000 mg L− 1), Hg2 +(1,400 mg L− 1), Cu2 +(1,000 mg L− 1), Cr6 +(1,200 mg L− 1), and Pb2 +(1,000 mg L− 1). The yeast isolate showed typical growth curves, but lag and log phases extended in the presence of cadmium. The yeast isolate showed optimum growth at 30°C and pH 8. The metal processing ability of the isolate was determined in a medium containing 100 mg L− 1of Cd2 +.C. tropicaliscould decline Cd2 +70%, 85%, and 92% from the medium after 48, 96, and 144 h, respectively.C. tropicaliswas also able to remove Cd2 +40% and 78% from the wastewater after 6 and 12 days, respectively. Cd produced an increase in glutathione (GSH) and nonprotein thiol levels by 135% and 134% at 100-mg L− 1concentration, respectively. An increase in the synthesis of GSH is involved in metal tolerance, and the presence of increasing GSH concentrations may be a marker for high metal stress inC. tropicalis.C. tropicalis, which is resistant to heavy metal ions and is adaptable to the local environmental conditions, may be employed for metal detoxification operations.