scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN HEAVY METALS ON RESPIRATION

1926 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Temperature Coefficient ◽  
Active Compound ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Toxic Action ◽  
Chemical Combination ◽  
A Cell

1. The effect of the heavy metals on the respiration of Aspergillus niger is to cause the rate of carbon dioxide production to decrease from the first or to increase and subsequently diminish. 2. The speed of the toxic action varies as a constant power of the concentration. 3. The temperature coefficient of the toxic action is between 1.5 and 2. 4. An hypothesis is advanced to account for the action of the heavy metals, by means of which the experimental results may be accounted for. It is assumed that the metal is activated by a chemical combination with a cell constituent. This active compound alters the velocity constants of the normal respiratory reactions, and thus causes the observed changes in the rate of carbon dioxide production.

scholarly journals MICRURGICAL STUDIES IN CELL PHYSIOLOGY

1926 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Reznikoff
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Metal Cation ◽  
Surface Membrane ◽  
The Other ◽  
Contractile Vacuole ◽  
Toxic Action ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Relative Toxicity ◽  
A Cell

I. Plasmalemma. 1. The order of toxicity of the salts used in these experiments on the surface membrane of a cell, taking as a criterion viability of amebæ immersed in solutions for 1 day, is HgCl2, FeCl3> AlCl3> CuCl2> PbCl2> FeCl2. Using viability for 5 days as a criterion, the order of toxicity is PbCl2> CuCl2> HgCl2> AlCl3> FeCl3> FeCl2. 2. The rate of toxicity is in the order FeCl3> HgCl2> AlCl3> FeCl2> CuCl2> PbCl2. 3. The ability of amebæ to recover from a marked tear of the plasmalemma in the solutions of the salts occurred in the following order: AlCl3> PbCl2> FeCl2> CuCl2> FeCl3> HgCl2. II. Internal Protoplasm. 4. The relative toxicity of the salts on the internal protoplasm, judged by the recovery of the amebæ from large injections and the range over which these salts can cause coagulation of the internal protoplasm, is in the following order: PbCl2> CuCl2> FeCl3> HgCl2> FeCl2> AlCl3. 5. AlCl3 in concentrations between M/32 and M/250 causes a marked temporary enlargement of the contractile vacuole. FeCl2, FeCl3, and CuCl3 produce a slight enlargement of the vacuole. 6. PbCl2, in concentrations used in these experiments, appears to form a different type of combination with the internal protoplasm than do the other salts. III. Permeability. 7. Using the similarity in appearance of the internal protoplasm after injection and after immersion to indicate that the surface is permeable to a substance in which the ameba is immersed, it is concluded that AlCl3 can easily penetrate the intact plasmalemma. CuCl2 also seems to have some penetrating power. None of the other salts studied give visible internal evidence of penetrability into the ameba. IV. Toxicity. 8. The toxic action of the chlorides of the heavy metals used in these experiments, and of aluminum, is exerted principally upon the surface of the cell and is due not only to the action of the metal cation but also to acid which is produced by hydrolysis.

Metabolism during normoxia, hyperoxia, and recovery in newborn rats

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Frappell ◽  
Andrea Dotta ◽  
Jacopo P. Mortola
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Oxygen Availability ◽  
Aerobic Metabolism ◽  
Newborn Rats ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Positive Effects

Aerobic metabolism (oxygen consumption, [Formula: see text], and carbon dioxide production, [Formula: see text]) has been measured in newborn rats at 2 days of age during normoxia, 30 min of hyperoxia (100% O2) and an additional 30 min of recovery in normoxia at ambient temperatures of 35 °C (thermoneutrality) or 30 °C. In normoxia, at 30 °C [Formula: see text] was higher than at 35 °C. With hyperoxia, [Formula: see text] increased in all cases, but more so at 30 °C (+20%) than at 35 °C (+9%). Upon return to normoxia, metabolism readily returned to the prehyperoxic value. The results support the concept that the normoxic metabolic rate of the newborn can be limited by the availability of oxygen. At temperatures below thermoneutrality the higher metabolic needs aggravate the limitation in oxygen availability, and the positive effects of hyperoxia on [Formula: see text] are therefore more apparent.Key words: neonatal respiration, oxygen consumption, thermoregulation.

Continuous automatic measurement of rhythms in fungal respiration using a gas chromatograph

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger S. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Automatic Measurement ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Chromatographic Technique ◽  
Gas Chromatograph ◽  
Growth Chambers ◽  
Long Term Measurement

The long-term measurement of aerobic fungal respiration, both on an agar medium and on wood blocks, was possible using a gas-chromatographic technique for the detection of the carbon dioxide. This method was fully automated to analyze gas samples sequentially from eight or more growth chambers, after variable but determined time periods. It provided a precise quantitative measure of the respired carbon dioxide, presented both in the form of punched computer tape and normal printed teleprinter output. This apparatus worked continuously for several years without serious breakdown.The fungi Lentinus lepideus, Lenzites trabea, Poria monticola, and several strains of Coniophora puteana all showed a rhythm in their respiration which was not controlled by temperature or light. The magnitude and frequency of the rhythmical peaks in carbon dioxide production varied between fungi and, although there was considerable variation between different isolates of the same species, the separation of these species of fungi based on their different patterns of respiration was possible.

scholarly journals Studies on Carbon Dioxide Power Plant : 1st Report, Experimental Results of Static Characteristics

1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (176) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji AKAGAWA ◽  
Terushige FUJII ◽  
Tadashi SAKAGUCHI ◽  
Kosuke KAWABATA ◽  
Keisuke OGURA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Static Characteristics
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