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Stress of Artemisinin Sustained-Release Granules on Photosystem II, Reactive Oxygen Species and Metabolic Activity of Microcystis aeruginosa Cells

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The inhibitory mechanisms of artemisinin anti-algae sustained-release granules (AASG) on algal cells at cytoplasmic level were investigated. The results showed that 0.2 g L−1 AASG could effectively inhibit the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa (M.aeruginosa). The stress of 0.2 g L−1 AASG changed the excitation energy distribution pattern of Photosystem II (PSII) of algal cells, which showed the increase of heat dissipation share and the inhibition of physiological activities related to PSII. At the same time, AASG induced a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which aggravated the membrane lipid peroxidation and caused serious damage to algae cell membrane. AASG also resulted in the decrease of esterase activity and alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) in algal cells. Results showed that AASG inhibited algal growth by exerting adverse effects on PSII, ROS and metabolic activity of M.aeruginosa.

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This work was supported jointly by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51779079, 51979137), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20181313), the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (TAPP).

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    Lixiao Ni, Xianglan Li, Chu Xu, Yan Li, Hanqi Wu & Cunhao Du

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Ni, L., Li, X., Xu, C. et al. Stress of Artemisinin Sustained-Release Granules on Photosystem II, Reactive Oxygen Species and Metabolic Activity of Microcystis aeruginosa Cells. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 107, 343–350 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03327-z

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