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Difference pulse voltametry for detection of metallothionein
Postránecká, Tereza ; Prášek, Jan (referee) ; Provazník, Ivo (advisor)
Metallothionein (MT) is a protein with a characteristic amino acid composition which thanks to its thiol groups can bind metal ions and be involved in the homeostasis of these ions in organism. The protein has its significance in carcinogenesis, could be a suitable marker for certain types of tumors. MT has many specific functions in organisms. It can be studied using several techniques. In common use electroanalysis is used as method for determining the concentration of MT. More specifically, this work is focused on differential pulse voltammetry using Brdička reaction.
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Difference pulse voltametry for detection of metallothionein
Postránecká, Tereza ; Prášek, Jan (referee) ; Provazník, Ivo (advisor)
Metallothionein (MT) is a protein with a characteristic amino acid composition which thanks to its thiol groups can bind metal ions and be involved in the homeostasis of these ions in organism. The protein has its significance in carcinogenesis, could be a suitable marker for certain types of tumors. MT has many specific functions in organisms. It can be studied using several techniques. In common use electroanalysis is used as method for determining the concentration of MT. More specifically, this work is focused on differential pulse voltammetry using Brdička reaction.
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Metallothioneins at Small Terrestrial Mammals as Bioindicator of Environmental Pollution
Křivská, D. ; Šestáková, Ivana
Animals living in the contaminated areas are exposed to elevated concentrations of risk elements. Příbramsko is one of most contaminated sites in Czech Republic. This area is loaded with sources of geological and metallurgical industry influence resulting in extremely high Pb, Cd, and Zn contents in soil. We analyzed eighteen subjects trapped on selected locations, belonging to the species Apodemus sylvaticus and Microtus arvalis. By differential pulse voltammetry and modified Brdička reaction, concentrations of metallothionein (MT) in their livers were measured. The influence of field sample treatment on resulting voltammetric record has been demonstrated. Differences of MT concentrations were found between species and among places of trapping.
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Transport of divalent cations across the gel supported phospholipid membranes
Navrátil, Tomáš ; Šestáková, Ivana ; Mareček, Vladimír
This contribution deals with elucidation of principles of transporting processes of heavy metals (mainly lead, cadmium) across the biological membranes. The real membranes were for purposes of described experiments, replaced by model membranes, which were composed of phospholipid bilayers. Two different phorpholipids (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and the mixture of phospholipids obtained from soybeans (under commercial name Asolectin)) were used as the building elements for the formation of these membranes on the surface of the constructed gel electrode. The registered transporting processes have been characterized using voltammetry, and electrochemical impendance spectrometry (EIS). The impact of some parameters on these systems and processes was investigated.
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Electrochemical behaviour of metallothioneins on silver amalgam electrodes
Šestáková, Ivana ; Josypčuk, Bohdan
Three different types of silver amalgam electrodes (p-AgSAE - polished silver solid amalgam electrode, m-AgSAE - mercury meniscus modified silver solid amalgam electrode and AgA-PE - silver amalgam paste electrode) were applied for voltammetric detection of metals bound in metallothionein (MT) molecule and for Brdička reaction with Co(III). The signals obtained with m-AgSAE and silver amalgam paste electrode correspond to signals observed on hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). Only p-AgSAE exhibits different behavior which is explained by the formation of AgMT. Formation of AgMT was demonstrated by dissapearance of Cd-Zn-MT peaks and by the increase of new peaks at -573 and -1050 mV, observed by differential pulse voltammetry on HMDE, when silver ions in excess were added to the Cd-Zn-MT solution.
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The application of Brdička reaction for determination of phytochelatins in real samples of barley and thermophilic cyanobacterium grown in the presence of cadmium ions
Čížková, Petra ; Fedjuk, K. ; Šestáková, Ivana
Heavy metals represent important group of environmental contaminants. Ions of heavy metals (Cd, Pd, Cu, Hg, Zn and Ni) are released into soil solutions as a consequence of soils acidification, among others. Their presence has imminent influence on physiological procedures in plants, which have developed different mechanisms of adaptation on such conditions. One of mechanisms for plants tolerance towards heavy metal ions is their inactivation by binding on polypeptides or small proteins with high cysteine content, named phytochelatins (PC) or metallothioneins. Their function has been studied in particular at man and animals.
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