TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of bisphenol A on growth, pigment composition and photosystem II activity of Arabidopsis thaliana. AU - Rąpała,Michał, AU - Pluciński,Bartosz, AU - Jedynak,Paweł, Y1 - 2017/07/27/ PY - 2017/03/17/received PY - 2017/06/12/revised PY - 2017/06/12/accepted PY - 2017/9/12/pubmed PY - 2018/3/1/medline PY - 2017/9/12/entrez KW - Arabidopsis thaliana KW - BPA KW - bisphenol A KW - chlorophyll KW - plants KW - seedlings SP - 407 EP - 413 JF - Acta biochimica Polonica JO - Acta Biochim Pol VL - 64 IS - 3 N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely used chemical, that can potentially be toxic to plants. In this study we examined the toxicity of 5-50 mg/l of BPA on Arabidopsis thaliana. Additionally, the effects of 0.5-5 mg/l of BPA were examined after four weeks of development. BPA had no effect on the germination rate and the chlorophyll a/b ratio. The chlorophyll a and carotenoid content was significantly elevated in seedlings treated with 5 mg/l of BPA. In 4-week-old plants there was no change in the chlorophyll and carotenoid content and photosynthetic parameters (Fv/Fm, Fv/F0 and PI) were unaffected, which suggests no photoinhibition. No oxidative stress symptoms were observed. BPA significantly decreased leaf protein content. A low concentration of BPA seems to have no significant effect on A. thaliana flowering, but further investigation is needed. The results obtained indicate that a low concentration of BPA has no negative effect on the growth and development of A. thaliana. SN - 1734-154X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28892107/The_effect_of_bisphenol_A_on_growth_pigment_composition_and_photosystem_II_activity_of_Arabidopsis_thaliana_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -