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Photosystem II Biosensors for Heavy Metals Monitoring

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Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices

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Abstract

Biotesting based on photosynthetic material is new and a potentially commerically viable method of pollutant detection. The photosynthetic apparatus including photosystem II (PSII) is particularly sensitive to heavy metals. In this chapter, the mechanisms of heavy metals action on photosystem II are discussed. The characteristics of different biosensors based on immobilized photosynthetic material are compared and the possibility to use immobilized photosystem II sub-membranes fractions as a tool to monitor environmental sample contained the heavy metals (sewage sludge) is demonstrated.

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  1. Centre de Phytopharmacie, Université de Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan, France

    Régis Rouillon & Florent Breton

  2. Institute of Bioscience and Technology, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK

    Sergey A. Piletsky & Elena V. Piletska

  3. Groupe de Recherche en Énergie et Information Biomoléculaires, Université du Québec á Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

    Robert Carpentier

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Rouillon, R., Piletsky, S.A., Breton, F., Piletska, E.V., Carpentier, R. (2006). Photosystem II Biosensors for Heavy Metals Monitoring. In: Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36672-2_15

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