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Cadmium-induced oxidative stress symptoms such as lipid peroxidation and H2O2 production were examined in the marine alga Nannochloropsis oculata. Changes in antioxidant enzyme levels and isozyme patterns were also examined. Increasing concentrations of Cd produced growth inhibition. Among the responses to added Cd, the H2O2 content and malonyldialdehyde accumulation increased significantly, indicating a state of oxidative stress. In the case of ascorbate peroxidase activity the increase was about 2.5 times and a marked induction of the isozyme APX2 contributed to this increase. Guaiacol peroxidase activity increased about 4-fold, this being due mainly to the isozyme GPX3. Catalase activity increased slightly, whereas superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase activity decreased markedly. Alterations of antioxidant enzyme levels and isozyme pattern changes in Cd-treated alga suggest that they might be involved in the heavy metal tolerance in this alga.
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Lee, M.Y., Shin, H.W. Cadmium-induced changes in antioxidant enzymes from the marine alga Nannochloropsis oculata . Journal of Applied Phycology 15, 13–19 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022903602365
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