Heavy Metals

Scientists at Slovak Academy of Science release new data on heavy metals

Published in Drug Week, December 3rd, 2010

2010 DEC 3 -- According to a study from Bratislava, Slovakia, "All of the analyzed heavy metals significantly inhibited root growth, but in addition to Cd exposure an elevated IAA-POD activity was detected under Co, Cu and Hg treatment, while Ni and Pb inhibited its activity. The Cd-induced IAA-POD activity increased from the root apex towards to the mature region of root tips."

"However similar or even more severe root growth inhibition was observed by exogenously applied IAA, IAA-POD activity was activated only at high IAA concentrations. Elevated Cd-induced H2O2 production was detected both in the absence or in the presence of IAA in the reaction...

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Source: Drug Week (2010-12-03)

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