Characterization of Cadmium Uptake by Plant Tissue 12
AUTOR(ES)
Cutler, Jay M.
RESUMO
The uptake of cadmium by excised root tissue of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Arivat) was investigated with respect to kinetics, concentration, and interactions with various cations. The role of metabolism in Cd absorption was examined using a range of temperatures, anaerobic treatments, and chemical inhibitors. The uptake and distribution of Cd in intact barley plants was also determined. A large fraction of the Cd taken up by excised barley roots was apparently the result of exchange adsorption and was displaced by subsequent desorption with unlabeled Cd, Zn, Cu, or Hg. Another fraction of Cd which could not be displaced by desorption in unlabeled Cd was thought to result from strong irreversible binding of Cd, perhaps on sites of the cell wall. The fraction of the Cd taken up beyond that by exchange adsorption by fresh roots was a linear function of temperature, and inhibited by conditions of low oxygen and by the presence of 2,4-dinitrophenol. It was concluded that this fraction of Cd entered excised barley roots by diffusion. Diffusion, when followed by sequestering, probably accounts for the accumulation of Cd observed in intact barley plants.
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