RESEARCH ARTICLE

Uptake and accumulation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes change the morphometric and biochemical characteristics of Onobrychis arenaria seedlings

  • Elena SMIRNOVA , 1 ,
  • Alexander GUSEV 2 ,
  • Olga ZAYTSEVA 2 ,
  • Olga SHEINA 2 ,
  • Alexey TKACHEV 3 ,
  • Elena KUZNETSOVA 4 ,
  • Elena LAZAREVA 1 ,
  • Galina ONISHCHENKO 1 ,
  • Alexey FEOFANOV 1,5 ,
  • Mikhail KIRPICHNIKOV 1,5
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  • 1. Biology Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • 2. Derzhavin Tambov State University, Tambov 392000, Russia
  • 3. Siberian Institute of Plants Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia
  • 4. NanoTechCenter Ltd., Tambov 392000, Russia
  • 5. Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia

Received date: 28 Nov 2011

Accepted date: 25 Feb 2012

Published date: 05 Jun 2012

Copyright

2014 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Abstract

We have studied the effect of the engineered nanomaterial Taunit, containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), on the growth of Onobrychis arenaria seedlings and investigated whether affected plants uptake and accumulate MWCNTs. We found that 100 μg/mL and 1000 μg/mL of Taunit stimulated the growth of roots and stems, and enhanced the peroxidase activity in these parts of plants. Microscopy studies showed the presence of MWCNTs in the root and leaf tissues of seedlings exposed to Taunit, suggesting that MWCNTs have a capacity to penetrate the cell walls, accumulate in roots and translocate to the leaves. Thus the stimulating effect of MWCNTs on seedlings of O. arenaria may be associated with the primary uptake and accumulation of MWCNTs by plant roots followed by translocation to the other plant tissues.

Cite this article

Elena SMIRNOVA , Alexander GUSEV , Olga ZAYTSEVA , Olga SHEINA , Alexey TKACHEV , Elena KUZNETSOVA , Elena LAZAREVA , Galina ONISHCHENKO , Alexey FEOFANOV , Mikhail KIRPICHNIKOV . Uptake and accumulation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes change the morphometric and biochemical characteristics of Onobrychis arenaria seedlings[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2012 , 6(2) : 132 -138 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-012-1290-5

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to S. S. Abramchuk (Belozersky Institute of Physico-chemical Biology) for constructive help and assistance. This work was supported by the Federal Program “Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Personnel of Innovative Russia” (Government contracts P208 and 16.740.11.01-94) and the Development of Infrastructure of Nanoindustry in Russian Federation in 2008–2010 (Government contract No. 01.648.11.3003).
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