scholarly journals Comparative evaluation of impact of Zn and ZnO nanoparticles on brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larvae: effects of particle size and solubility on toxicity

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ates ◽  
James Daniels ◽  
Zikri Arslan ◽  
Ibrahim O. Farah ◽  
Hilsamar Félix Rivera
1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Warner ◽  
P. C. Beers ◽  
F. L. Huang

An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of P1P4-diguanosine 5′-tetraphosphate (Gp4G) has been isolated and purified from yolk platelets of encysted embryos of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina. The enzyme GTP:GTP guanylyltransferase (Gp4G synthetase) utilizes GTP as substrate, has a pH optimum of 5.9–6.0, a temperature optimum of 40–42 °C, and requires Mg2+ and dithiothreitol for optimal activity. The synthesis of Gp4G is inhibited markedly by pyrophosphate, whereas orthophosphate has no effect on the reaction. In the presence of GDP the enzyme also catalyzes the synthesis of P1,P3-diguanosine 5′-triphosphate (Gp3G), but the rate of synthesis is low compared with Gp4G synthesis and dependent upon other small molecular weight components of yolk platelets.


1973 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Schmitt ◽  
H. Grossfeld ◽  
U. Z. Littauer

Mitochondria isolated from cysts of Artemia salina (brine shrimp) were found to be devoid of cristae and to possess a low respiratory capability. Hydration of the cysts induces marked biochemical and morphological changes in the mitochondria. Their biogenesis proceeds in two stages. The first stage is completed within 1 h and is characterized by a rapid increase in the respiratory capability of the mitochondria, their cytochrome oxidase, cytochrome b, cytochrome c and perhaps some morphological changes. In the second stage there is an increase in the protein-synthesizing capacity of the mitochondria as well as striking changes in mitochondrial morphology leading to the formation of cristae.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-716
Author(s):  
Thaiz Batista Azevedo Rangel Miguel ◽  
Elaine Cristina Maciel Porto ◽  
Sergimar Kennedy de Paiva Pinheiro ◽  
Emilio de Castro Miguel ◽  
Fabiano André Narciso Fernandes ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 1969-1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongsai Jamnongkan ◽  
Ryo Shirota ◽  
Sathish K. Sukumaran ◽  
Masataka Sugimoto ◽  
Kiyohito Koyama

1978 ◽  
Vol 234 (5) ◽  
pp. R216-R222 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Russler ◽  
J. Mangos

The osmoregulation of the nauplius of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina, was investigated using micropuncture and microanalytical techniques. The naupliar body fluid, hemolymph was hyposmotic to and had lower Na concentrations than the suspending medium for the range of medium salinities from 80 to 4,900 mM NaCl. In medium containing 20 mM NaCl, the hemolymph was hyperosmotic to the medium, with osmolarity of 101 +/- 8 mosmol/1 and with [Na] of 49 +/- 11 meq/1. Whereas the maximal observed NaCl concentration gradient between hemolymph and medium was 4,785 mM, during the incubation of nauplii in artificial seawater (osmolarity: 932 mosmol/1; and [Na]: 502 meq/1) the osmolarity and [Na] of the naupliar hemolymph were 161 +/- SD 16 mosmol/1 and 86 +/- 14 meq/1, respectively. The influx and efflux of Na between medium and hemolymph were measured using 22Na. The fluxes of this ion were temperature dependent. The main site of efflux of 22Na was the neck organ as was shown by experiments of differential recovery of 22Na introduced in the hemolymph. These studies demonstrate that the nauplius of A. salina has the ability to osmoregulate not only against high environmental salinities but also against low salinities approaching those of freshwater.


1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1500-1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
F F Franssen ◽  
L J Smeijsters ◽  
I Berger ◽  
B E Medinilla Aldana

We present an evaluation of the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects of four plants commonly used in Guatemalan folk medicine against malaria. Methanol extracts of Simarouba glauca D. C., Sansevieria guineensis Willd, Croton guatemalensis Lotsy, and Neurolaena lobata (L.)R.Br. significantly reduced parasitemias in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice. Dichloromethane fractions were screened for their cytotoxicities on Artemia salina (brine shrimp) larvae, and 50% inhibitory concentrations were determined for Plasmodium falciparum in in vitro cultures. Both chloroquine-susceptible and -resistant strains of P. falciparum were significantly inhibited by these extracts. Of all dichloromethane extracts, only the S. glauca cortex extract was considered to be toxic to nauplii of A. salina in the brine shrimp test.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Patel ◽  
Sunita Mishra ◽  
Ruchi Verma ◽  
Deep Shikha

Abstract Nanotechnology is a completely unique branch of technology that offers with substances in a very small size between (1-100 nm) with various crystal shapes which include spherical nanoparticles, flower shaped, Nano rods, Nano ribbons, and Nano platelets. Metals have ability to produce large number of oxides. These metal oxides play an major role in many areas of chemistry, physics, material science and food science. In this research, Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles were synthesized via sol-gel process using zinc nitrate and copper (II) nitrate as precursor respectively. The characterization of CuO and ZnO nanoparticles was done by using various techniques. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) indicates the crystallinity and crystal size of CuO and ZnO nanoparticle. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to get the infrared spectrum of the sample indicating composition of the sample which contains various functional groups. XRD result shows the particle size of CuO at highest peak 29.40140 was 61.25 nm and the particle size of ZnO at highest peak 36.24760 was 21.82 nm. FT-IR spectra peak at 594.56 cm-1 indicated characteristic absorption bands of ZnO nanoparticles and the broad band peak at 3506.9 cm-1 can be attributed to the characteristic absorption of O-H group. The analysis of FT-IR spectrum of CuO shows peaks at 602.09, 678.39, and 730.19cm−1 which refer to the formation of CuO. A broad absorption peak noticed at 3308.2 cm−1 attributed to O–H stretching of the moisture content.


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