Mercury Content and Amelioration of Its Toxicity by Nitric Oxide in Lichens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Hg Content in Natural Epiphytic Lichens
2.2. Impact of Exogenous NO Donor on Hg Uptake and Macronutrients
2.3. NO Donor Reduces Hg-Induced ROS Formation
2.4. Metabolic Changes: The Protective Role of a NO Donor against Hg Is Not Universal
2.5. Correlation, PCA, and HCA Analyses
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Lichens and Experimental Design
3.2. Quantification of Hg and Minerals
3.3. Microscopic Analyses
3.4. Assay of Metabolites
3.5. Statistics
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Locality | Pollution Level | Hg (ng/g DW) |
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Xanthoria parietina | Párnica | ++ | 46.7 ± 3.8 e |
Dolná Streda | ++ | 73.6 ± 2.7 c | |
High Tatra Mountains | + | 55.1 ± 4.8 de | |
Evernia prunastri | Staré Hory | + | 58.0 ± 2.4 d |
High Tatra Mountains | + | 30.7 ± 4.1 f | |
Pseudevernia furfuracea | Ochtinská Aragonite Cave | + | 108.9 ± 9.5 a |
High Tatra Mountains | + | 95.3 ± 5.9 ab | |
Hypogymnia physodes | Ochtinská Aragonite Cave | + | 72.1 ± 4.8 c |
High Tatra Mountains | + | 106.5 ± 7.6 a | |
Usnea hirta | High Tatra Mountains | + | 82.2 ± 1.9 bc |
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Kováčik, J.; Husáková, L.; Piroutková, M.; Babula, P. Mercury Content and Amelioration of Its Toxicity by Nitric Oxide in Lichens. Plants 2023, 12, 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040727
Kováčik J, Husáková L, Piroutková M, Babula P. Mercury Content and Amelioration of Its Toxicity by Nitric Oxide in Lichens. Plants. 2023; 12(4):727. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040727
Chicago/Turabian StyleKováčik, Jozef, Lenka Husáková, Martina Piroutková, and Petr Babula. 2023. "Mercury Content and Amelioration of Its Toxicity by Nitric Oxide in Lichens" Plants 12, no. 4: 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040727