Uptake Rate Constant

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Nordberg ◽  
Douglas M. Templeton ◽  
Ole Andersen ◽  
John H. Duffus
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Sossi ◽  
J. E. Holden ◽  
R. de la Fuente-Fernandez ◽  
T. J. Ruth ◽  
A. J. Stoessl

Parkinson disease is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons, thus decreasing the system's ability to produce and store dopamine (DA). Such ability is often investigated using 18F-fluorodopa (FD) positron emission tomography. A commonly used model to investigate the DA synthesis and storage rate is the modified Patlak graphical approach. This approach allows for both plasma and tissue input functions, yielding the respective uptake rate constants Ki and Kocc. This method requires the presence of an irreversible compartment and the absence of any nontrapped tracer metabolite. In the case of Kocc, this last assumption is violated by the presence of the FD metabolite 3- O-methyl-[18F]fluoro-dopa (3OMFD), which makes the Kocc evaluation susceptible to a downward bias. It was found that both Ki and Kocc are influenced by DA loss and thus are not pure measures of DA synthesis and storage. In the case of Kocc, the presence of 3OMFD exacerbates the effect of DA egress, thus introducing a disease-dependent bias in the Kocc determination. These findings imply that Ki and Kocc provide different assessments of disease severity and that, as disease progresses, Ki and especially Kocc become more related to DA storage capacity and less to the DA synthesis rate.


1984 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Brassard ◽  
J. C. Auclair

Although midsummer chlorophyll concentrations can be predicted from total phosphorus, attempts to identify all bioavailable phosphorus compounds has proven difficult. Inconsistencies in determining colloidal phosphorus utilization and the discovery that orthophosphate concentration and flux are poor predictors of lake trophic status has led us to postulate that other forms of phosphorus compounds, which may not be necessarily labeled over the radioisotopic uptake assay (32P) period, are assimilated by natural phytoplankton assemblages. Using ultrafiltration methodology we test the hypothesis that the orthophosphate uptake rate constant can be physiologically varied upon changing the external concentration of selected molecular weight fractions in Shield lake waters. We determined that the fraction between molecular weight 103 and 104 significantly increased the orthophosphate uptake rate constant when exposed to the natural seston. Our discovery suggests that the orthophosphate uptake rate constant is subject to fluctuations depending on the availability of low molecular weight phosphorus metabolites in the external solution. The physiological basis of our observations may be a metabolic coupling between the activity of plasmalemma-bound phosphatases and the transport of PO43− across the cell membrane.


1983 ◽  
Vol 244 (2) ◽  
pp. G198-G214
Author(s):  
C. A. Goresky ◽  
E. R. Gordon ◽  
G. G. Bach

Multiple-indicator dilution studies of the hepatic uptake of straight-chain C1-C5 monohydric alcohols were carried out in anesthetized dogs, with either no preceding or saturating infusions of ethanol, and at different steady-state levels for the C2 experiments. Labeled red cells were utilized as a vascular reference, and labeled water was used as a second reference entering liver cells. Kinetic analysis of the data provided estimates of both an uptake rate constant and the space of distribution available to label. From the decrease in the uptake rate constant for labeled ethanol with bulk concentration, we calculated a maximal removal rate of 0.025 mumol X s-1 X (ml liver water)-1 and a Michaelis constant (Km) of 0.32 mM. Especially for the labeled C3-C5 alcohols, a space in excess of that available to water was found, and the bulk of this was dissipated by ethanol infusion. The increment, the "shared enzymic space", which varies with enzymic concentration and inversely with Km, was used to calculate Km values for the other alcohols.


1983 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. S. Lean ◽  
E. White

Either chemical or radioisotope methods can be used to measure the maximum uptake velocity for phosphorus in lake water but neither can measure uptake at ambient concentrations. Chemical estimates at ambient concentrations are insensitive and the isotope method provides the uptake rate constant only. By multiplying the uptake rate constant by the ambient phosphate concentration one obtains an estimate for phosphorus influx, but reliable estimates for ambient phosphate concentrations are still unattainable. At added phosphate levels even up to 10 μg P∙L−1, the isotope method overestimates net phosphate uptake because of release of phosphate from the plankton. Influx and efflux are practically equal under steady state conditions, and during periods of phosphate limitation a net uptake of phosphorus occurs only when there is an increase in the phosphorus supply. The uptake of phosphate is predominantly by small cells at low concentrations of added phosphate and by larger cells at the higher enrichments. This makes the use of the radiobioassay for estimating ambient phosphate concentrations difficult to interpret. Furthermore the half-saturation coefficients measured for whole lake water are a mean for the entire population and consist of small values for small algae and bacteria and larger values for larger algae.Key words: phosphorus, kinetics, plankton, algae, bacteria nutrition


1979 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth C. H. Harding ◽  
W. Peter Vass

A simple exponential model is used to interpret the simultaneous uptake and clearance of p,p′-DDT by euphausiids and copepods to and from seawater,[Formula: see text]where [C] and [W] are the concentrations in the organism and seawater, respectively. The clearance rate constant for euphausiids, kj = 0.043/d, is not significantly different from that observed for copepods, 0.048/d. No trend in ki values is detected over the range of p,p′-DDT concentrations in seawater used, 27.8–1388 ng/L. Furthermore, there is a great deal of overlap in the uptake rate constant values between organisms. Uptake rate constants range from 0.76 to 1.21 × 104/d for euphausiids and from 1.04 to 2.51 × 104/d for copepods. There appears to be no need to use a surface-area term if the concentration of p,p′-DDT in the organism is expressed per unit dry weight even though the euphausiids are 2 orders of magnitude larger than copepods. Knowing levels of ΣDDT present in planktonic crustaceans in nature, back calculations suggest that there must be [Formula: see text] ΣDDT/L in seawater. A considerable amount of the ΣDDT reported in seawater must therefore be unavailable to plankters because it is "bound" to particles. Key words: p,p′-DDT, uptake, clearance, surface area, euphausiids, copepods


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budiawan Budiawan ◽  
Nur Hidayati Febriana ◽  
Heny Suseno

Operasional fasilitas nuklir yang ada di Serpong memungkinkan melepas radionuklida ke lingkungan. Isotop Pu merupakan radionuklida yang terlepas ke lingkungan. Lepasan tersebut terbawa oleh air sungai atau run off memasuki Teluk Jakarta. Kerang hijau (Perna viridis) mampu mengakumulasi radionuklida tersebut. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memahami kinetika proses bioakumulasi Pu oleh kerang hijau yang dipengaruhi oleh spesiasinya. Percobaan dilakukan melalui tahapan: aklimatisasi, bioakumulasi (242Pu3+ dan 242Pu4+) dan depurasi. Parameter biokinetika diamati meliputi faktor konsentrasi (CF), konstanta laju pengambilan (ku), konstanta laju pelepasan (ke), faktor biokonsentrasi (BCF), dan waktu paruh biologis (tb1/2). Berdasarkan uji statis non parametric menunjukkan spesiasi 242Pu3+ dan 242Pu4+ berpengaruh terhadap kemampuan Perna viridis mengakumulasi Pu.  Rerata kemampuan bioakumulasi 242Pu4+  oleh Perna viridis adalah 1,2 kali dibandingkan 242Pu4+. Kata kunci : Bioakumulasi , biokinetika,  Perna viridis, plutonium,  spesiasi,  Perna viridis, plutonium. Operations of nuclear facilities in Serpong have potentially release radionuclides to environment. Pu isotope is one of radionuclide that is released into the environment. The release of this radionuclide was carried by the river water or run off entered the Bay of Jakarta. Green mussels (Perna viridis) can be accumulate this radionuclides. The aims of this study was to understand of the biokinetic of Pu bioaccumulation process by green mussels which are affected by its speciation. The experiment was carried out through stages: acclimatization, bioaccumulation (242Pu3+ and 242Pu4+) and depuration. Biokinetic parameters was observed include concentration factor (CF), uptake rate constant (ku), release rate constant (ke), bioconcentration factor (BCF), and biological half-life (tb1/2). Base on non parametric statistic test shown that speciation of 242Pu3+ and 242Pu4+ had an effect on the ability of Perna viridis to accumulate Pu. Avarage of bioaccumulation capabilities of 242Pu4+ by Perna viridis are 1.2 than 242Pu3+. Keywords: bioaccumulation, biokinetics, plutonium, Perna viridis,  speciation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 753-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Belivermiş ◽  
Michel Warnau ◽  
Marc Metian ◽  
François Oberhänsli ◽  
Jean-Louis Teyssié ◽  
...  

Abstract This study investigated the combined effects of reduced pH and increased temperature on the capacities of the Pacific cupped oyster Crassostrea gigas to bioconcentrate radionuclide and metals. Oysters were exposed to dissolved radiotracers (110mAg, 241Am, 109Cd, 57Co, 54Mn, and 65Zn) at three pH (7.5, 7.8, 8.1) and two temperatures (21 and 24°C) under controlled laboratory conditions. Although calcifying organisms are recognized as particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification, the oyster did not accumulate differently the studied metals when exposed under the different pH conditions. However, temperature alone or in combination with pH somewhat altered the bioaccumulation of the studied elements. At pH 7.5, Cd was accumulated with an uptake rate constant twofold higher at 24°C than 21°C. Bioaccumulation of Mn was significantly affected by an interactive effect between seawater pH and temperature, with a decreased uptake rate at pH 7.5 when temperature increased (27 ± 1 vs. 17 ± 1 d−1 at 21 and 24°C, respectively). Retention of Co and Mn tended also to decrease at the same pH with decreasing temperature. Neither pH nor temperature affected strongly the elements distribution between shell and soft tissues. Significant effects of pH were found on the bioaccessibility of Mn, Zn, and 241Am during experimental in vitro simulation of human digestion.


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