The studied hypothesis is that the herbicide glyphosate(GLY)can affect the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic intracellular medium in non-target Chlorella vulgaris cells.Analytical GLY and RoundUp(RUP)supplementatio...The studied hypothesis is that the herbicide glyphosate(GLY)can affect the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic intracellular medium in non-target Chlorella vulgaris cells.Analytical GLY and RoundUp(RUP)supplementation,affected the growth profile.A significant 42%decrease in the cellular biomass in stationary(St)phase was observed in cultures supplemented with either 5μM of GLY or RUP,as compared to control cultures.The treatment with 0.3μM of GLY generated non-significant effects on the oxidation rate of 2’,7’dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA),neither in exponential(Exp)nor in St phase of development,as compared to control cultures.However,the treatment with either 5μM GLY or 0.3 and 5μM RUP lead to a significant decrease in the DCFH-DA oxidation rate,as compared to control cultures.The lipid radical(LR●)generation rate,detected by Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(EPR),was significantly increased in the presence of RUP,in Lag and Exp phase of growth.The non-enzymatic antioxidants,α-Tocopherol(α-T)andβ-Carotene(β-C),are aimed to protect membranes against the damage produced by the radical reactions.The content ofβ-C was not significantly affected,as compared to control cultures,by any of the treatments,in both growth phases of cellular development.The content ofα-T was significantly decreased by the supplementation with either 0.3 or 5μM of RUP or 5μM GLY.The LR●/α-T ratio,used as indicator of the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic cellular media,was significantly different between samples obtained from control and RUP-exposed microalgae in both,Exp and St phase of development,with either 0.3 or 5μM RUP.The data presented here showed evidence that suggested that oxidative balance in the hydrophobic environment was affected by either GLY or RUP.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the University of Buenos Aires(UBACyT,20020170100199BA)the National Council for Science and Technology(CONICET,PIP 11220170100539CO).SP and GM are career investigators from CONICET.
文摘The studied hypothesis is that the herbicide glyphosate(GLY)can affect the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic intracellular medium in non-target Chlorella vulgaris cells.Analytical GLY and RoundUp(RUP)supplementation,affected the growth profile.A significant 42%decrease in the cellular biomass in stationary(St)phase was observed in cultures supplemented with either 5μM of GLY or RUP,as compared to control cultures.The treatment with 0.3μM of GLY generated non-significant effects on the oxidation rate of 2’,7’dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA),neither in exponential(Exp)nor in St phase of development,as compared to control cultures.However,the treatment with either 5μM GLY or 0.3 and 5μM RUP lead to a significant decrease in the DCFH-DA oxidation rate,as compared to control cultures.The lipid radical(LR●)generation rate,detected by Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(EPR),was significantly increased in the presence of RUP,in Lag and Exp phase of growth.The non-enzymatic antioxidants,α-Tocopherol(α-T)andβ-Carotene(β-C),are aimed to protect membranes against the damage produced by the radical reactions.The content ofβ-C was not significantly affected,as compared to control cultures,by any of the treatments,in both growth phases of cellular development.The content ofα-T was significantly decreased by the supplementation with either 0.3 or 5μM of RUP or 5μM GLY.The LR●/α-T ratio,used as indicator of the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic cellular media,was significantly different between samples obtained from control and RUP-exposed microalgae in both,Exp and St phase of development,with either 0.3 or 5μM RUP.The data presented here showed evidence that suggested that oxidative balance in the hydrophobic environment was affected by either GLY or RUP.
