Bioaccumulation of uranium by Candida utilis: Investigated by water chemistry and biological effects.

Lei Liu, Jinwu Chen, Fang Liu, Wencheng Song, Yubing Sun

Environmental research 2021 Mar

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The bioaccumulation of hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) on Candida utilis (C. utilis) and its biological effects were investigated via batch and biologic techniques. The bioaccumulation mechanism of U(VI) and C. utilis were characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR and XPS. The batch results showed that C. utilis had a high adsorption capacity (41.15 mg/g wet cells at pH 5.0) and high equilibrium rate (~100% within 3.5 h). The analysis of intracellular hydrogen peroxides and malondialdehyde suggested that the growth of C. utilis was inhibited under different concentrations of U(VI) due to the abundant production of reactive oxide species. The activity of intracellular antioxidants (e.g., super oxide dismutase and glutathione) was significantly enhanced under U(VI) stress, indicating the anti-toxic effect of C. utilis cells under low U(VI) stress. These results indicated that C. utilis is an ideal biosorbent for removing radionuclides in environmental remediation. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Lei Liu, Jinwu Chen, Fang Liu, Wencheng Song, Yubing Sun. Bioaccumulation of uranium by Candida utilis: Investigated by water chemistry and biological effects. Environmental research. 2021 Mar;194:110691