Aluminum Induces Chromosome Aberrations in Cells of Wheat Root Meristem |
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Authors: | N. V. Bulanova B. I. Synzynys G. V. Koz'min |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ecology, Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Obninsk, 249020, Russia |
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Abstract: | The yield and pattern of chromosome structure aberrations in wheat seedlings treated with aluminum nitrate and aluminum sulfate at various concentrations have been determined by the anaphase method. Aluminum has a genotoxic effect causing genome, chromatid, and chromosome aberrations in apical root meristem cells. The relationship between the total yield of structural mutations and the aluminum concentration follows a bell-shaped curve. The mutagenic activity of aluminum nitrate peaks at 10–3mg/ml, which is twice as high as the permissible concentration limit (PCL) of aluminum in potable water. The maximum of the mutagenic activity of aluminum sulfate is observed at 5 × 10–4mg/ml, i.e., one PCL. Tap water boiled for 2 h in an aluminum vessel has virtually no genotoxic effect on wheat cells. |
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