Complexation with ATP as a Cause of Pollutants Toxicity to Aquatic Life

Elena A. Saratovskikh

Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.46068                

Abstract

The toxicity of some pesticides, namely, Lontrel, Sencor, Roundup, Bentazon, and Hymexazol, and also Lontrel complexes with Cu, Co, Mn, Mg, Mo, Ni, and Zn that are being widely used in agriculture and, hence, abundant in the environment were characterized by biotesting. The variation in the enzymatic activity of the luminous bacteria Beneckea harveyi and in the reproductive function of the infusoria Tetrahymena pyriformis was measured and used to determine toxicity factors. The toxicity of the above compounds was found to correlate with their ability to form stable complexes with adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Keywords

Pesticides; Lontrel Complexes with Metals; Biotesting; Toxicity; Correlation with Complexes of ATP

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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