Enzymatic mobilisation of trace metals from estuarine sediment   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

Andrew Turner   《Marine Chemistry》2006,98(2-4):140-147

Proteinase K, a non-specific protease that is representative of enzymes encountered in the digestive environment of deposit-feeding organisms, has been employed to determine the nature and extent of enzymatic mobilisation of trace metals (Al, Fe, Mn, As, Cu, Pb and Zn) from contaminated estuarine sediment. The extent of metal release by the enzyme was critically dependent on whether and how the sample had been dried and, for all metals except Mn, mobilisation was greatest when the sample had not been dried. The fraction of metal available to the enzyme, f_e, defined as the amount of metal released from undried sediment after 4 h incubation relative to the total metal concentration, was less than 1% in all cases. Significantly, however, there was a strong correlation between f_e and published factors defining the enrichment of metals in the gut fluids of the deposit-feeding lugworm, Arenicola marina. This suggests that, at least qualitatively, the mechanics of metal mobilisation in situ are replicated by the commercial enzyme. Thermally denaturing the enzyme resulted in mobilisation that was greater than (As and Cu) or similar to (all other metals) release engendered by the active enzyme, suggesting that the principal mechanism of metal mobilisation is not related to proteolysis but more likely involves complexation or exchange with component amino acids of the enzyme.  相似文献   

Destabilization of Aqueous Colloidal C60 Nanoparticles in the Presence of Various Organic Matter     

Jung‐Hwan Kwon 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2012,40(5):472-478

The extractable fraction of aqueous colloidal C₆₀ nanoparticles (nC₆₀) was quantified using a liquid–liquid extraction method in the presence of five types of dissolved organic matter (DOM): Aldrich humic acid (AHA), Suwannee River fulvic acid (SFA), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelle, liposomes composed of 1‐palmitoyl‐2‐oleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine (POPC), and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The changes in toluene extractable fraction highly depended on the type and dose of DOM. Whereas an environmentally relevant concentration of AHA, 2–20 mg L^?1, was sufficient to reduce the nC₆₀ fraction easily destabilized, much higher dose of fulvic acid was needed to result in the similar degree of stabilization. A big contrast between two types of self‐organized DOM, SDS micelle and POPC liposomes, was observed. Although SDS micelle significantly decreased the toluene extractable fraction of nC₆₀ at the dose greater than its critical micelle concentration, no apparent decrease in toluene extractable fraction was found in the presence of POPC liposomes up to 3000 mg L^?1. The toluene extractable fraction of nC₆₀ in the presence of BSA rapidly decreases at lower doses then gradually decreased at higher doses. An equilibrium complexation model was proposed to quantitatively describe the decrease in the extractability of nC₆₀ in the presence of DOM. The observed decrease in the extractability of nC₆₀ was well explained by the model and the complexation of nC₆₀ with DOM was thought to occur close to 1:1 molar ratio except for BSA. The association constants of nC₆₀ with DOM were in the order of BSA, AHA, SFA, and SDS micelle, showing the differences in the affinity to nC₆₀.  相似文献   

The Chemical Species Distribution of Aluminum in Composite Flocculants Prepared from Polyaluminum Chloride (PAC) and Polydimethyldiallylammonium Chloride (PDMDAAC)     

Bao‐Yu Gao  Yan Wang  Qin‐Yan Yue 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2005,33(4):365-371

In order to improve the coagulation/flocculation efficiency of polyaluminum chloride (PAC), a composite flocculant of PAC and polydimethyldiallylammonium chloride (PDMDAAC), or PAC‐PDMDAAC, was prepared. The chemical species distribution of aluminum in PAC and PAC‐PDMDAAC, which has a close relationship with their coagulation/flocculation performance, was investigated by Al‐Ferron complexation timed spectrophotometry and ²⁷Al‐NMR. The factors affecting the chemical species of aluminum in PAC‐PDMDAAC, such as the weight concentration of PDMDAAC (Wp), basicity (B) of PAC, and viscosity (η) of PDMDAAC, were studied. The flocculation efficiencies of PAC‐PDMDAAC, PAC and PDMDAAC were studied on a six‐spindle multiple stirrer unit. The results showed that the aluminum species distribution in PAC‐PDMDAAC depends on the Wp, B and η value. When the B value is 1.5 and η value is 1.22 dL/g, the composite flocculant with Wp = 15 % gives highest Al_b and Al₁₃ contents, and its flocculation efficiency is highest in the test flocculations.  相似文献