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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-24 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science |
| Volume | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Mar 2016 |
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Carotenoids and antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of the impact of heavy metals in food chain. / Andrianos, Vangelis; Stoikou, Vasiliki; Tsikrika, Konstantina; Lamprou, Dimitra; Stasinos, Sotiris; Proestos, Charalampos; Zabetakis, Ioannis.
In: Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science, Vol. 4, 25.03.2016, p. 15-24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
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T1 - Carotenoids and antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of the impact of heavy metals in food chain
AU - Andrianos, Vangelis
AU - Stoikou, Vasiliki
AU - Tsikrika, Konstantina
AU - Lamprou, Dimitra
AU - Stasinos, Sotiris
AU - Proestos, Charalampos
AU - Zabetakis, Ioannis
PY - 2016/3/25
Y1 - 2016/3/25
N2 - Antioxidant enzymes (catalase and peroxidase) and carotenoids (lutein and â-carotene) are often used as biomarkers of metal contamination of water and agricultural soils. In this study, the effects of heavy metals present in irrigation water on the aforementioned carotenoids of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) and carrots (Daucus carota L.), cultivated in a greenhouse and irrigated with a water solution including different levels of Cr(VI) and Ni(II) were investigated. These results were compared to the levels of the same metabolites that had been assessed in market-available potato and carrot samples. The findings indicated that the levels of the examined metabolites on the treated with Cr and Ni samples, resemble the levels of the same parameters in the market samples, originating from polluted areas. Therefore, the antioxidant enzymes, catalase and peroxidase, and the carotenoids, lutein and â-carotene, could be handled as indicators of heavy metal pollution.
AB - Antioxidant enzymes (catalase and peroxidase) and carotenoids (lutein and â-carotene) are often used as biomarkers of metal contamination of water and agricultural soils. In this study, the effects of heavy metals present in irrigation water on the aforementioned carotenoids of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) and carrots (Daucus carota L.), cultivated in a greenhouse and irrigated with a water solution including different levels of Cr(VI) and Ni(II) were investigated. These results were compared to the levels of the same metabolites that had been assessed in market-available potato and carrot samples. The findings indicated that the levels of the examined metabolites on the treated with Cr and Ni samples, resemble the levels of the same parameters in the market samples, originating from polluted areas. Therefore, the antioxidant enzymes, catalase and peroxidase, and the carotenoids, lutein and â-carotene, could be handled as indicators of heavy metal pollution.
U2 - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.4.Special-Issue1.02
DO - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.4.Special-Issue1.02
M3 - Special issue
VL - 4
SP - 15
EP - 24
JO - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
JF - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
SN - 2347-467X
ER -