摘要
Microcalorimetric bioassay for acute cellular toxicity is based on metabolicheat production from cultured cells. The biological response to toxicants is the inhibition of theheat production rate in cells, and toxicity is expressed as the concentration of toxicant that is50% effective to this inhibition (IC_(50)). In this paper, the effect of Na_2SeO_3 on Bacillussubtilis growth was investigated at 37℃ by microcalorimetry. The relationship between growth rateconstants (k) and concentration of Na_2SeO_3(c) shows a logarithmic normal distribution, and IC_(50)is 20.3 μg/mL. All these thermokinetic information is readily obtained by an LKB 2277-204 heatconduction microcalorimeter. Microcalorimetry is a quantitative, inexpensive, and versatile methodfor toxicology research.
Microcalorimetric bioassay for acute cellular toxicity is based on metabolicheat production from cultured cells. The biological response to toxicants is the inhibition of theheat production rate in cells, and toxicity is expressed as the concentration of toxicant that is50% effective to this inhibition (IC_(50)). In this paper, the effect of Na_2SeO_3 on Bacillussubtilis growth was investigated at 37℃ by microcalorimetry. The relationship between growth rateconstants (k) and concentration of Na_2SeO_3(c) shows a logarithmic normal distribution, and IC_(50)is 20.3 μg/mL. All these thermokinetic information is readily obtained by an LKB 2277-204 heatconduction microcalorimeter. Microcalorimetry is a quantitative, inexpensive, and versatile methodfor toxicology research.
基金
theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (Nos.2 99730 30 30 170 0 10 )
theFoundationofChineseEducationMinistryforYoungMainstayTeachers
