Vanadium uptake by higher plants: Some recent developments

B G Morrell; N W Lepp; D A Phipps

doi:10.1007/BF02280116

Vanadium uptake by higher plants: Some recent developments

Environ Geochem Health. 1986 Mar;8(1):14-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02280116.

Authors

B G Morrell¹, N W Lepp, D A Phipps

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Liverpool Polytechnic, Byrom Street, L3 3AF, Liverpool, U.K..

PMID: 24213838
DOI: 10.1007/BF02280116

Abstract

The occurrence of vanadium in the biosphere, and the possible roles this element may play in the metabolism of living organisms, especially higher plants, are discussed. The aqueous chemistry of the element is reviewed, and the chemical properties of the element are related to those of soils and plants. Evidence is present for a biotransformation of vanadium from vanadate (VO 3 (-) ) to vanadyl (VO(2+)) during uptake by plants, based on tissue analysis and ESR spectra. The significance of this process on the potential impact of vanadium in the biosphere is discussed.