Abstract
Metallothionein gene (MT) has been used commonly as a potential molecular marker to detect the harmful effects of heavy metals in aquatic environment. Fish(Catla catla) was exposed to sliver nanoparticles for induction of MT gene. Gene MT was successfully characterized and 179bp amplicon product was amplified. MT-2 gene, isolated from the liver, was highly similar to the Cyprinus carpio metallothionein gene. The particle size of the sliver nanoparticles were found to be in the range of 70nm to 585nm with an average size of 192 run. All the above results revealed thatfish MT gene would be a useful biomarker for metal pollution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 51-56 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial Pollution Control |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Other keywords
- Biomarker
- Metallothionein
- Nanoparticles
- Pollution