ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
Athyrium yokoscense
;
cell wall
;
cytoplasm
;
exchange capacity
;
heavy metal tolerance
;
metalliferous habitats
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Cells of the roots ofA. yokoscense growing on metalliferous habitats were fractionated into their cell wall and cytoplasmic components. About 70–90% of the total copper, zinc and cadmium was located in the cell wall. Copper had a markedly greater affinity for the cell wall than zinc and cadmium, and was prevented from entering the cytoplasm. A large proportion of these heavy metals in the cell wall were exchanged as ions. The capacity of the cell wall for exchanging metal ions inA. yokoscense was higher than in other plants growing on metalliferous habitats. However, compared with different ferns unable to grow on metalliferous habitats, this capacity was not unique toA. yokoscense. Consequetly, the root cell wall ofA. yokoscense is considered to be an important site of metal ion storage and may play the role of an excretory organ for heavy metals. On the other hand, as proportion of the heavy metls was transported to the cytoplasm, where the metal content was much higher than the average for normal ferns. This would suggest thatA. yokoscense has another metabolic mechanism related to metal tolerance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02371025
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