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    Purification and Identification of Selenium-containing C-phycocyanin from Spirulina: Implications for Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicity

    Year: 2014, 2014
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Farell, Jana, Thesis advisor (ths): Wallschläger, Dirk, Degree committee member (dgc): Rafferty, Steven, Degree committee member (dgc): Emery, Neil, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Selenium is an essential trace nutrient to many organisms, yet in high concentrations it is toxic. Organic selenium is more bioavailable to aquatic biota than inorganic selenium, but is usually found in much lower concentrations. Algae are known to biotransform inorganic selenium into several organo-selenium compounds, but it is unknown whether any of these bioaccumulate in the food… more