O. A. Rozentsvet, E. S. Bogdanova, O. N. Makurina, “Influence of cadmium ions on qualitative and quantitative composition of lipids and pigments in the forming leaves of <i>Matteuccia sthruthiopteris</i>”, Vestnik Samarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Estestvenno-Nauchnaya Seriya, 2010, Issue 6(80),Pages <nobr>232

Biology

Influence of cadmium ions on qualitative and quantitative composition of lipids and pigments in the forming leaves of Matteuccia sthruthiopteris

O. A. Rozentsvet^a, E. S. Bogdanova^a, O. N. Makurina^b

^a Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin RAS, Togliatti, 445003, Russian Federation
^b Dept. of Biochemistry, Samara State University, Samara, 443011, Russian Federation

Abstract: It was shown that cadmium ions lead to decreasing the level of chlorophyll and carotenoids, but also to the increasing the quantity of the general lipids in the forming leaves of Matteuccia sthruthiopteris. The found out changes in the structure of lipids and pigments as compensatory mechanism of homeostasis maintenance of developing leaves of Matteuccia sthruthiopteris are considered.

Keywords: Matteuccia sthruthiopteris, membrane lipids, ferns, pigments, heavy metals.

UDC: 57.04

Received: 03.06.2010
Revised: 03.06.2010