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Magnetic (Fe 3 O 4 ) Nanoparticles Reduce Heavy Metals Uptake and Mitigate Their Toxicity in Wheat Seedling

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  • Alexandre Konate

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
    Institute Superior of Agronomy and Veterinary of Faranah (ISAV/F), Faranah 131, Republic of Guinea)

  • Xiao He

    (Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Zhiyong Zhang

    (Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Yuhui Ma

    (Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Peng Zhang

    (Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Gibson Maswayi Alugongo

    (Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China)

  • Yukui Rui

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China)

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution is not only a hazard to living organisms but also an important worldwide environmental concern. Experiments were performed to investigate the physiological mechanisms of magnetic (Fe 3 O 4 ) nanoparticles (nano-Fe 3 O 4 ) mitigation of the toxicity of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd and Cu) in wheat seedlings. All the Petri dishes with germinating seedlings (1d) were covered, sealed with parafilm, and placed in a dark growth chamber. All parameters (seedling growth inhibition, heavy metal accumulation, enzymatic activities, and reducing effects of nano-Fe 3 O 4 on heavy metal toxicity) were analyzed only after five days. The results showed that the tested heavy metals significantly affected the growth of wheat seedling by decreasing root length, shoot length and even death at 10 mM concentration in the case of Cd and Cu. Heavy metals exposure also showed that superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidases (POD) activities decreased significantly when the malondialdehyde (MDA) content was significantly higher in wheat seedlings. Addition of magnetic (Fe 3 O 4 ) nanoparticles (2000 mg/L) in each heavy metal solution (1 mM) significantly decreased the growth inhibition and activated protective mechanisms to reduce oxidative stress induced by heavy metals in the wheat seedlings. The reducing effects of nano-Fe 3 O 4 against heavy metals stress could be dependent on the increase in the enzyme activity (SOD and POD). Their protective role was confirmed by the decrease in MDA content. The alleviating effect of nano-Fe 3 O 4 is associated with their adsorption capacity of heavy metals.

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  • Alexandre Konate & Xiao He & Zhiyong Zhang & Yuhui Ma & Peng Zhang & Gibson Maswayi Alugongo & Yukui Rui, 2017. "Magnetic (Fe 3 O 4 ) Nanoparticles Reduce Heavy Metals Uptake and Mitigate Their Toxicity in Wheat Seedling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(5), pages 1-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:5:p:790-:d:98071
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    1. Abhishek Singh & Rakesh Singh Sengar & Vishnu D. Rajput & Tatiana Minkina & Rupesh Kumar Singh, 2022. "Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Improve Salt Tolerance in Rice Seedlings by Improving Physiological and Biochemical Indices," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-21, July.
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