Procedure for Estimating the Tolerance and Accumulation of Heavy Metals Using Plant Cell Cultures

Methods Mol Biol. 2018:1815:333-337. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8594-4_23.

Abstract

The tolerance index (TI) and the bioaccumulation factor (BF) for the estimation of accumulation and tolerance of different heavy metals in cell suspension cultures are reviewed. Procedures for measuring these parameters are described for the purposes of phytoremediation research.

Keywords: Bioaccumulation; Cell suspension culture; Heavy metals; Phytoremediation.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological*
  • Biological Assay
  • Biomass
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Kinetics
  • Metals, Heavy / toxicity*
  • Tissue Culture Techniques / methods*

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy