Two different cadA cadmium resistance determinants (cadA1, first identified in Tn5422, and cadA2, associated with pLM80) were detected among cadmium-resistant Listeria monocytogenes strains from turkey processing plants. Prevalence of cadA1 versus cadA2 was serotype associated. Cadmium-resistant isolates that were also resistant to benzalkonium chloride (BC) were more likely to harbor cadA2 alo...

The effect of cadmium chloride (150 mg/l) and mercury (II) chloride (80 mg/l) either alone or in combination in drinking water for 4 weeks on function and structure of the liver of male rats was studied. Results indicated that the ratio of liver weight to body weight and the activities of serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase noted in rats co-expose...

BACKGROUND To investigate antioxidant effects of traditional Chinese Shengjing capsule extracts (sperm-producing capsule, with functions of tonifying kidney and invigorating kidney essence) on testes, epididymides, and sperms of rats. MATERIAL/METHODS We randomly divided 50 rats into 5 groups. G1: normal control group (treated with saline); G2: cadmium chloride group; G3: cadmium chloride+ lo...

to estimate plant resistance to cadmium chloride (cdcl2) stress for phytoremediation purposes, the effect of cadmium (cd) phytotoxicity was assessed on total soluble protein, chlorophyll (chl) content and antioxidant enzymes in the leaves of three different brassica napus (b. napus) cultivars; mohican, reg.cob and okapi. plants were exposed to three levels of cdcl2 (0.75, 1.5 and 2.25 mm) in ir...

* Correspondence: [email protected] 1. Brief historical notes and discovery of cadmium Friedrich Stromeyer and Karl Hermann discovered cadmium (Cd) almost simultaneously in 1817 in samples of zinc oxide obtained by roasting zinc carbonate from Salzgitter (Germany). Cd has no amphoteric properties and, although cadmiate anions are found, it does not dissolve in bases (Borsari, 2011). Cd is a ...

objective(s): enzyme immobilization via nanoparticles is perfectly compatible against the other chemical or biological approximate to improve enzyme functions and stability. in this study lactoperoxidase was immobilized onto silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles to improve enzyme properties in the presence of cadmium chloride as an inhibitor. materials and methods:  the process consists of the ...

Due to anthropogenic activities, heavy metals still represent a threat for various trophic levels. If aquatic animals are exposed to heavy metals, we can obviously observe considerable toxicity. It is well known that organisms treated with heavy metals synthesize low molecular mass compounds rich in cysteine. In this work the effects of cadmium chloride (2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 and 12.5 mg/L) on common...

The aim of present work is to investigate the effects of green tea on some blood parameters of male albino rats with cadmium toxicity. 24Male albino rats were divided into 4groups, 6 normal rats and 18 cadmium intoxicated rats. Group 1 without treatment (controls), group 2 treated with cadmium, group 3 and group 4 treated with cadmium and green tea. Group (1) was fed on a standard diet as a con...

The effect of short-term and long-term in vivo exposure to cadmium on the morphology of common carp erythrocytes was evaluated, and comparison of in vitro toxicity of various cadmium salts to these cells was also done. Juvenile carps were subjected to 3 h exposure at 6.5 mg/l or to a 4 week exposure at 0.65 mg/l of cadmium. Full blood was incubated for 2 h with cadmium chloride, sulfate, or nit...