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Detoxifying effect of desalinated deep seawater on organotin-poisoned Euglena gracilis
Mari Ohta1, Chie Higashio, Kaoru Nakamura
1Division of Marine Life Sciences, Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
|May 10, 2002
Abstract:
A Euglena gracilis Z strain was used as a biomarker to examine the detoxifying effects of desalinated deep seawater (DDSW) and surface seawater (DSSW) on the hazardous chemical, tributyltin chloride (TBTCl). A distinct restoration effect on cell motility was observed after incubating with DDSW. The effect was largely attributed to magnesium, calcium and silicon that are involved in cell motility and morphology.
