The potential use of Myriophyllum spicatum L. biomass as a biosorbent for the removal of copper( Ⅱ ) from aqueous solution was investigated in laboratory condition. The sorption experiments were undertaken to obtai...The potential use of Myriophyllum spicatum L. biomass as a biosorbent for the removal of copper( Ⅱ ) from aqueous solution was investigated in laboratory condition. The sorption experiments were undertaken to obtain copper( Ⅱ ) biosorption properties of M. spicatum L., i.e. equilibrium time, the maximum capacity, and rate constants. Copper( Ⅱ ) biosorption was fast and equilibrium was attained within 35 min at initial copper( Ⅱ ) concentration of 6 mg/L. Different isotherm models including the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Redlich-Peterson model, were used to investigate the sorption capacity and isotherm. These models showed an excellent match with the experimental data except for the Freundlich model. According to the Langmuir coefficients, the maximum sorption capacity of copper onto M. spicatum L. was 10.80 mg/g. The kinetics of copper( Ⅱ ) sorption was also analysed and rate constants were derived. It was found that the overall sorption process was best described by the pseudo second-order equation, and that intraparticle diffusion was not the rate determining step. The results of this study showed that M. spicatum L. can be considered as useful vehicles for the removal and recovery of copper( Ⅱ ) from aqueous solutions.展开更多
The ability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was demonstrated to selectively remove Cu2+from Cu(NO3)2 solution under the circumstance that 1 mg/L benzo[a]pyrene(BaP) was either present or not. The removal ratios of 2 a...The ability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was demonstrated to selectively remove Cu2+from Cu(NO3)2 solution under the circumstance that 1 mg/L benzo[a]pyrene(BaP) was either present or not. The removal ratios of 2 and 10 mg/L Cu2+by 0.25 g/L biosorbent are up to 80% and 49% at 10 min, respectively. The biosorption includes ion exchange, NO3 reduction, ion release, and cell oxidation by Cu2+. BaP does not significantly affect Cu2+removal and ion release. Although 2 mg/L Cu2+increases the release of PO4 3, K+, NH4 +and Ca2+, 10 mg/L Cu2+has strong oxidation on cell, and then decreases NO3 reduction and hinders the release of K+, NH4 +and Ca2+. Exogenous cations inhibit the Cu2+biosorption, while additional anions increase the removal ratios of 10 mg/L Cu2+from 52% to 88%.展开更多
Cu(Ⅱ)biosorption by orange peel that was chemically modified with sodium hydroxide and calcium chloride was investigated.The effects of temperature,contact time,initial concentration of metal ions and pH on the bioso...Cu(Ⅱ)biosorption by orange peel that was chemically modified with sodium hydroxide and calcium chloride was investigated.The effects of temperature,contact time,initial concentration of metal ions and pH on the biosorption of Cu(Ⅱ)ions were assessed.Thermodynamic parameters including change of free energy),(Θ-G enthalpy)( Θ -H and entropy(-S Θ)during the biosorption were determined.The results show that the biosorption process of Cu(Ⅱ)ions by chemically treated orange peel is feasible,spontaneous and exothermic under studied conditions.Equilibrium is well described by Langmuir equation with the maximum biosorption capacity(qm)for Cu(Ⅱ)as 72.73 mg/g and kinetics is found to fit pseudo-second order type biosorption kinetics.As the temperature increases from 16℃to 60℃,copper biosorption decreases.The loaded biosorbent is regenerated using HCl solution for repeatedly use for five times with little loss of biosorption capacity.展开更多
Objective To investigate the characteristics of Zn^2+ biosorption and the release of cations during the process of Zn^2+ biosorption by intact cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods The batch adsorption test was...Objective To investigate the characteristics of Zn^2+ biosorption and the release of cations during the process of Zn^2+ biosorption by intact cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods The batch adsorption test was used to study the biosorption equilibrium and isotherm. Zn^2+ concentration was measured with atomic adsorption spectrophotometer (AAS) AAS 6.Vario. Results When the initial concentration of Zn^2+ ranged between 0.08 and 0.8 retool/L, the initial pH was natural (about 5.65), the sorbent concentration was about 1 g/L and the capacity ofZn〉 biosorption was from 74.8 to 654.8 μmol/g. The pH value increased by 0.55-1.28 and the intracellular cations (K^+, Mg^2+, Na^+, Ca〉) of the cells were re/eased during the process of Zn〉 biosorption. Conclusion Ion exchange was one of the mechanisms for Zn^2+ biosorption. The biomass of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a potential biosorbent for the removal of Zn^2+ from aqueous solution. More work needs to be done before putting it into practical application.展开更多
Filamentous fungi are able to accumulate significant amount of metals from their environment. The potential of fungal biomass as agents for biosorption of heavy metals from contaminated sediments is currently receivin...Filamentous fungi are able to accumulate significant amount of metals from their environment. The potential of fungal biomass as agents for biosorption of heavy metals from contaminated sediments is currently receiving attention. In the present study, a total of 41 isolates of filamentous fungi obtained from the sediment of the Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia were screened for their tolerance and uptake capability of copper (Cu) and lead (Pb). The isolates were identified as Aspergillus niger, A. fumigatus, Trichoderma asperellum, Penicillium simplicissimurn and P. janthinellum. A. niger and P. simplicissimum, were able to survive at 1000 mg/L of Cu(Ⅱ) concentration on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) while for Pb, only A. niger survived at 5000 mg/L concentration. The results showed that A. niger, P. simplicissimum and T. asperellum have a better uptake capacity for Pb compared to Cu and the findings indicated promising biosorption of Cu and Pb by these filamentous fungi from aqueous solution. The present study was also determined the maximum removal of Cu(Ⅱ) and Pb(Ⅱ) that was performed by A. niger. The metal removal which occurred at Cu(Ⅱ) 200 mg/L was (20.910 + 0.581) mg/g and at 250 mg/L of PbⅡ) was (54.046 ± 0.328) mg/g.展开更多
In this study, the biosorption of copper and zinc ions by Chlorella sp. and Chlamydomonas sp. isolated from local environments in Malaysia was investigated in a batch system and by microscopic analyses. Under optimal ...In this study, the biosorption of copper and zinc ions by Chlorella sp. and Chlamydomonas sp. isolated from local environments in Malaysia was investigated in a batch system and by microscopic analyses. Under optimal biosorption conditions, the biosorption capacity of Chlorella sp. for copper and zinc ions was 33.4 and 28.5 mg/g, respectively, after 6 hr of biosorption in an immobilised system. Batch experiments showed that the biosorption capacity of algal biomass immobilised in the form of sodium alginate beads was higher than that of the free biomass. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analyses revealed that copper and zinc were mainly sorbed at the cell surface during biosorption. Exposure to 5 mg/L of copper and zinc affected both the chlorophyll content and cell count of the algal cells after the first 12 hr of contact time.展开更多
Under the optimal condition of copper ions adsorption on yeast,we found some different effects among static adsorption, shaking adsorption and negative pressure cavitation adsorption, and the methods of yeast with dif...Under the optimal condition of copper ions adsorption on yeast,we found some different effects among static adsorption, shaking adsorption and negative pressure cavitation adsorption, and the methods of yeast with different pretreatments also affect adsorption of copper ions. At the same time, the change of intercellular pH before and after adsorption of copper with BCECF was studied. The copper distribution was located by using PhenGreen (dipotassium salt and diacetate), and the surface of yeast was observed by an atomic force microscope. The results showed that negative pressure cavitation can improve bioadsorption capacity of copper ions on yeast. However, the yeasts' pretreatment has a higher effect on bioadsorption. It indicates that heavy metal bioadsorption on yeast has much relation with its cellular molecule basis. With the adsorping, the intercellular pH of yeast increased gradually and changed from acidity to alkalescence. These results may suggest that negative pressure cavitation can compel heavy metals to transfer from the cell surface into inside cell and make the surface of yeast coarse.展开更多
The results of research on the effects of anions on the biosorption of microelement cations by the edible marine macroalga Enteromorpha prolifera in singleand multi-metal systems are discussed in this paper. It was sh...The results of research on the effects of anions on the biosorption of microelement cations by the edible marine macroalga Enteromorpha prolifera in singleand multi-metal systems are discussed in this paper. It was shown that the maximum biosorption capacity (qmax) in a single-metal system of Co(II) ions decreased in the following sequence: Cl- (46.0 mg g-1) > SO42- (42.8 mg g-1) > NO3- (41.9 mg g-1). In multi-metal systems, in which the ratios of Cl-, NO3-, and SO42- were 0:0:4, 1:1:2, 3:0:1, and 4:0:0, there were clear differences among the biosorption capacities. In all the examined systems (other than the 0:0:4 system), inhibition of the binding of microelement cations by the macroalga was observed. In all the systems, the highest value of qmax was obtained for Cu(II) cations; the value ranged from 31.9 mg g-1 in 0:0:4 (SO42- only) to 18.2 mg g-1 in 4:0:0 (Cl-only).展开更多
The biosorption of copper(Ⅱ) ions onto biofilm was studied in a batch system with respect to the temperature, initial pH value and biofilm sorbent mass. The biomass exhibited the highest copper(Ⅱ) sorption capacity ...The biosorption of copper(Ⅱ) ions onto biofilm was studied in a batch system with respect to the temperature, initial pH value and biofilm sorbent mass. The biomass exhibited the highest copper(Ⅱ) sorption capacity under the conditions of room temperature, initial pH value of 6.0 and the sorbent mass 8 g. The experimental data were analyzed using four sorption kinetic models, the pseudo-first order, the Ritchie second order, the modified second order and the Elovich equations to determine the best-fit equation for the sorption of metal ions onto biofilm. Comparing with the sum of squared-errors, the results show that both the Ritchie second order and modified second order equations can fit the experimental data very well.展开更多
In order to study the ability of bentonites to remove heavy metal ions from waste water and its factors affecting it,batch sorption experiments of Cu2+ were conducted on Ca-bentonite and Na-bentonite under various con...In order to study the ability of bentonites to remove heavy metal ions from waste water and its factors affecting it,batch sorption experiments of Cu2+ were conducted on Ca-bentonite and Na-bentonite under various conditions.The results show that the adsorption process of bentonite accorded with the Freundlich isotherm model and that the sorption results of Na-bentonite are better than those of Ca-bentonite.Adsorption behavior of both bentonites was strongly depending on pH,initial concentration and additional amounts of bentonites.There are three kinds of adsorption mechanism at different ranges of pH values:the competition adsorption between Cu2+ and H+(pH<3),ion-exchange adsorption(pH=3~7) and precipitation adsorption of copper hydroxyl compounds(pH>8.3).The removal rate of bentonite decreases with an increase in the initial metal ion concentration.The maximum adsorption capacity of Na-bentonite was 26 mg/g and that of Ca-bentonite 12 mg/g.The removal rate of Cu2+ was practically 100% at the initial concentration of 40 mg/L,when 4 g/L of Na-bentonite and 14 g/L of Ca-bentonite were added to the solution.展开更多
AIM: To study the effect of copper transporting P-type ATPase in copper metabolism of hepatocyte and pathogenesis of Wilson disease (WD). METHODS: WD copper transporting properties in some organelles of the cultured h...AIM: To study the effect of copper transporting P-type ATPase in copper metabolism of hepatocyte and pathogenesis of Wilson disease (WD). METHODS: WD copper transporting properties in some organelles of the cultured hepatocytes were studied from WD patients and normal controls.These cultured hepatocytes were incubated in the media of copper 15 mg x L(-1) only, copper 15 mg x L(-1) with vincristine (agonist of P-type ATPase) 0.5mg x L(-1), or copper 15 mg x L(-1) with vanadate (antagonist of P-type ATPase) 18.39 mg x L(-1) separately. Microsome (endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus), lysosome, mitochondria, and cytosol were isolated by differential centrifugation. Copper contents in these organelles were measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer, and the influence in copper transportion of these organelles by vanadate and vincristine were comparatively analyzed between WD patients and controls. WD copper transporting P-type ATPase was detected by SDS-PAGE in conjunction with Western blot in liver samples of WD patients and controls. RESULTS: The specific WD proteins (M(r)155,000 lanes) were expressed in human hepatocytes, including the control and WD patients. After incubation with medium containing copper for 2 h or 24 h, the microsome copper concentration in WD patients was obviously lower than that of controls, and the addition of vanadate or vincristine would change the copper transporting of microsomes obviously. When incubated with vincristine, levels of copper in microsome were significantly increased, while incubated with vanadate, the copper concentrations in microsome were obviously decreased. The results indicated that there were WD proteins, the copper transportion P-type ATPase in the microsome of hepatocytes. WD patients possessed abnormal copper transporting function of WD protein in the microsome, and the agonist might correct the defect of copper transportion by promoting the activity of copper transportion P-type ATPase. CONCLUSION: Copper transportion P-type ATPase plays an important role in hepatocytic copper metabolism. Dysfunction of hepatocytic WD protein copper transportion might be one of the most important factors for WD.展开更多
文摘The potential use of Myriophyllum spicatum L. biomass as a biosorbent for the removal of copper( Ⅱ ) from aqueous solution was investigated in laboratory condition. The sorption experiments were undertaken to obtain copper( Ⅱ ) biosorption properties of M. spicatum L., i.e. equilibrium time, the maximum capacity, and rate constants. Copper( Ⅱ ) biosorption was fast and equilibrium was attained within 35 min at initial copper( Ⅱ ) concentration of 6 mg/L. Different isotherm models including the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Redlich-Peterson model, were used to investigate the sorption capacity and isotherm. These models showed an excellent match with the experimental data except for the Freundlich model. According to the Langmuir coefficients, the maximum sorption capacity of copper onto M. spicatum L. was 10.80 mg/g. The kinetics of copper( Ⅱ ) sorption was also analysed and rate constants were derived. It was found that the overall sorption process was best described by the pseudo second-order equation, and that intraparticle diffusion was not the rate determining step. The results of this study showed that M. spicatum L. can be considered as useful vehicles for the removal and recovery of copper( Ⅱ ) from aqueous solutions.
基金Projects(21007020,U0933002,U0833002) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2009B030500002) supported by the Science and Technology Projects of Guangdong Province,China
文摘The ability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was demonstrated to selectively remove Cu2+from Cu(NO3)2 solution under the circumstance that 1 mg/L benzo[a]pyrene(BaP) was either present or not. The removal ratios of 2 and 10 mg/L Cu2+by 0.25 g/L biosorbent are up to 80% and 49% at 10 min, respectively. The biosorption includes ion exchange, NO3 reduction, ion release, and cell oxidation by Cu2+. BaP does not significantly affect Cu2+removal and ion release. Although 2 mg/L Cu2+increases the release of PO4 3, K+, NH4 +and Ca2+, 10 mg/L Cu2+has strong oxidation on cell, and then decreases NO3 reduction and hinders the release of K+, NH4 +and Ca2+. Exogenous cations inhibit the Cu2+biosorption, while additional anions increase the removal ratios of 10 mg/L Cu2+from 52% to 88%.
基金Project(50774100)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Cu(Ⅱ)biosorption by orange peel that was chemically modified with sodium hydroxide and calcium chloride was investigated.The effects of temperature,contact time,initial concentration of metal ions and pH on the biosorption of Cu(Ⅱ)ions were assessed.Thermodynamic parameters including change of free energy),(Θ-G enthalpy)( Θ -H and entropy(-S Θ)during the biosorption were determined.The results show that the biosorption process of Cu(Ⅱ)ions by chemically treated orange peel is feasible,spontaneous and exothermic under studied conditions.Equilibrium is well described by Langmuir equation with the maximum biosorption capacity(qm)for Cu(Ⅱ)as 72.73 mg/g and kinetics is found to fit pseudo-second order type biosorption kinetics.As the temperature increases from 16℃to 60℃,copper biosorption decreases.The loaded biosorbent is regenerated using HCl solution for repeatedly use for five times with little loss of biosorption capacity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50278045)the Basic Research Fund of Tsinghua University (No. JC2002054).
文摘Objective To investigate the characteristics of Zn^2+ biosorption and the release of cations during the process of Zn^2+ biosorption by intact cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods The batch adsorption test was used to study the biosorption equilibrium and isotherm. Zn^2+ concentration was measured with atomic adsorption spectrophotometer (AAS) AAS 6.Vario. Results When the initial concentration of Zn^2+ ranged between 0.08 and 0.8 retool/L, the initial pH was natural (about 5.65), the sorbent concentration was about 1 g/L and the capacity ofZn〉 biosorption was from 74.8 to 654.8 μmol/g. The pH value increased by 0.55-1.28 and the intracellular cations (K^+, Mg^2+, Na^+, Ca〉) of the cells were re/eased during the process of Zn〉 biosorption. Conclusion Ion exchange was one of the mechanisms for Zn^2+ biosorption. The biomass of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a potential biosorbent for the removal of Zn^2+ from aqueous solution. More work needs to be done before putting it into practical application.
基金UPM and the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme provided by Ministry of Higher Education under project no. 01-11-08-661FR for the financial support for some parts of this study
文摘Filamentous fungi are able to accumulate significant amount of metals from their environment. The potential of fungal biomass as agents for biosorption of heavy metals from contaminated sediments is currently receiving attention. In the present study, a total of 41 isolates of filamentous fungi obtained from the sediment of the Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia were screened for their tolerance and uptake capability of copper (Cu) and lead (Pb). The isolates were identified as Aspergillus niger, A. fumigatus, Trichoderma asperellum, Penicillium simplicissimurn and P. janthinellum. A. niger and P. simplicissimum, were able to survive at 1000 mg/L of Cu(Ⅱ) concentration on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) while for Pb, only A. niger survived at 5000 mg/L concentration. The results showed that A. niger, P. simplicissimum and T. asperellum have a better uptake capacity for Pb compared to Cu and the findings indicated promising biosorption of Cu and Pb by these filamentous fungi from aqueous solution. The present study was also determined the maximum removal of Cu(Ⅱ) and Pb(Ⅱ) that was performed by A. niger. The metal removal which occurred at Cu(Ⅱ) 200 mg/L was (20.910 + 0.581) mg/g and at 250 mg/L of PbⅡ) was (54.046 ± 0.328) mg/g.
基金sponsored by a National Oceanograp hy Directorate (NOD) research grant(MOSTI/NOD/RND/PRJ) NOD/R&D/05/001-01Research University (RU) grant (1001.PBIOLOGI.815054)
文摘In this study, the biosorption of copper and zinc ions by Chlorella sp. and Chlamydomonas sp. isolated from local environments in Malaysia was investigated in a batch system and by microscopic analyses. Under optimal biosorption conditions, the biosorption capacity of Chlorella sp. for copper and zinc ions was 33.4 and 28.5 mg/g, respectively, after 6 hr of biosorption in an immobilised system. Batch experiments showed that the biosorption capacity of algal biomass immobilised in the form of sodium alginate beads was higher than that of the free biomass. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analyses revealed that copper and zinc were mainly sorbed at the cell surface during biosorption. Exposure to 5 mg/L of copper and zinc affected both the chlorophyll content and cell count of the algal cells after the first 12 hr of contact time.
基金The National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No. 2004CB418505)
文摘Under the optimal condition of copper ions adsorption on yeast,we found some different effects among static adsorption, shaking adsorption and negative pressure cavitation adsorption, and the methods of yeast with different pretreatments also affect adsorption of copper ions. At the same time, the change of intercellular pH before and after adsorption of copper with BCECF was studied. The copper distribution was located by using PhenGreen (dipotassium salt and diacetate), and the surface of yeast was observed by an atomic force microscope. The results showed that negative pressure cavitation can improve bioadsorption capacity of copper ions on yeast. However, the yeasts' pretreatment has a higher effect on bioadsorption. It indicates that heavy metal bioadsorption on yeast has much relation with its cellular molecule basis. With the adsorping, the intercellular pH of yeast increased gradually and changed from acidity to alkalescence. These results may suggest that negative pressure cavitation can compel heavy metals to transfer from the cell surface into inside cell and make the surface of yeast coarse.
基金supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (R05 014 01 and N N209 146136)
文摘The results of research on the effects of anions on the biosorption of microelement cations by the edible marine macroalga Enteromorpha prolifera in singleand multi-metal systems are discussed in this paper. It was shown that the maximum biosorption capacity (qmax) in a single-metal system of Co(II) ions decreased in the following sequence: Cl- (46.0 mg g-1) > SO42- (42.8 mg g-1) > NO3- (41.9 mg g-1). In multi-metal systems, in which the ratios of Cl-, NO3-, and SO42- were 0:0:4, 1:1:2, 3:0:1, and 4:0:0, there were clear differences among the biosorption capacities. In all the examined systems (other than the 0:0:4 system), inhibition of the binding of microelement cations by the macroalga was observed. In all the systems, the highest value of qmax was obtained for Cu(II) cations; the value ranged from 31.9 mg g-1 in 0:0:4 (SO42- only) to 18.2 mg g-1 in 4:0:0 (Cl-only).
文摘The biosorption of copper(Ⅱ) ions onto biofilm was studied in a batch system with respect to the temperature, initial pH value and biofilm sorbent mass. The biomass exhibited the highest copper(Ⅱ) sorption capacity under the conditions of room temperature, initial pH value of 6.0 and the sorbent mass 8 g. The experimental data were analyzed using four sorption kinetic models, the pseudo-first order, the Ritchie second order, the modified second order and the Elovich equations to determine the best-fit equation for the sorption of metal ions onto biofilm. Comparing with the sum of squared-errors, the results show that both the Ritchie second order and modified second order equations can fit the experimental data very well.
基金Projects D2007000695 and D2009000833 supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China
文摘In order to study the ability of bentonites to remove heavy metal ions from waste water and its factors affecting it,batch sorption experiments of Cu2+ were conducted on Ca-bentonite and Na-bentonite under various conditions.The results show that the adsorption process of bentonite accorded with the Freundlich isotherm model and that the sorption results of Na-bentonite are better than those of Ca-bentonite.Adsorption behavior of both bentonites was strongly depending on pH,initial concentration and additional amounts of bentonites.There are three kinds of adsorption mechanism at different ranges of pH values:the competition adsorption between Cu2+ and H+(pH<3),ion-exchange adsorption(pH=3~7) and precipitation adsorption of copper hydroxyl compounds(pH>8.3).The removal rate of bentonite decreases with an increase in the initial metal ion concentration.The maximum adsorption capacity of Na-bentonite was 26 mg/g and that of Ca-bentonite 12 mg/g.The removal rate of Cu2+ was practically 100% at the initial concentration of 40 mg/L,when 4 g/L of Na-bentonite and 14 g/L of Ca-bentonite were added to the solution.
基金Supported by Key Clinical Program of Ministry of Ministry of Health(No.37091)"211 Project"of SUMS sponsored by Ministry of Health and Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,No.990064
文摘AIM: To study the effect of copper transporting P-type ATPase in copper metabolism of hepatocyte and pathogenesis of Wilson disease (WD). METHODS: WD copper transporting properties in some organelles of the cultured hepatocytes were studied from WD patients and normal controls.These cultured hepatocytes were incubated in the media of copper 15 mg x L(-1) only, copper 15 mg x L(-1) with vincristine (agonist of P-type ATPase) 0.5mg x L(-1), or copper 15 mg x L(-1) with vanadate (antagonist of P-type ATPase) 18.39 mg x L(-1) separately. Microsome (endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus), lysosome, mitochondria, and cytosol were isolated by differential centrifugation. Copper contents in these organelles were measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer, and the influence in copper transportion of these organelles by vanadate and vincristine were comparatively analyzed between WD patients and controls. WD copper transporting P-type ATPase was detected by SDS-PAGE in conjunction with Western blot in liver samples of WD patients and controls. RESULTS: The specific WD proteins (M(r)155,000 lanes) were expressed in human hepatocytes, including the control and WD patients. After incubation with medium containing copper for 2 h or 24 h, the microsome copper concentration in WD patients was obviously lower than that of controls, and the addition of vanadate or vincristine would change the copper transporting of microsomes obviously. When incubated with vincristine, levels of copper in microsome were significantly increased, while incubated with vanadate, the copper concentrations in microsome were obviously decreased. The results indicated that there were WD proteins, the copper transportion P-type ATPase in the microsome of hepatocytes. WD patients possessed abnormal copper transporting function of WD protein in the microsome, and the agonist might correct the defect of copper transportion by promoting the activity of copper transportion P-type ATPase. CONCLUSION: Copper transportion P-type ATPase plays an important role in hepatocytic copper metabolism. Dysfunction of hepatocytic WD protein copper transportion might be one of the most important factors for WD.