Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?

ABSTRACT Tantalum (Ta) is a rare transition metal widely used in the manufacture of new technologies such as computers, cell phones, solar panels and implants in biomedicine, and their use is continuously increasing. Most non-essential metals are immobilized in the organism through complexation with...

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Autores principales: Ricciardi,Rocío, Espejo,Winfred, Barra,Ricardo, Chiang,Gustavo, Celis,José E.
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-560X20200002003362020-05-25Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?Ricciardi,RocíoEspejo,WinfredBarra,RicardoChiang,GustavoCelis,José E. proteins tantalum bioaccumulation northern Chile Patagonia Antarctica ABSTRACT Tantalum (Ta) is a rare transition metal widely used in the manufacture of new technologies such as computers, cell phones, solar panels and implants in biomedicine, and their use is continuously increasing. Most non-essential metals are immobilized in the organism through complexation with proteins, but it is not known if new-technology elements (such as Ta) present the same behavior. In aquatic environments, metals tend to concentrate in biota and some can be biomagnified through the trophic chain, even reaching humans. This study aimed to investigate any possible relationship between Ta and proteins. Invertebrates and fishes were collected from coastal marine ecosystems of northern Chile, Patagonia, and South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula). A direct positive relationship was found between Ta and total proteins throughout the food chain from marine ecosystems of the Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula area, revealing that proteins are probably the pathway by which Ta bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in macroinvertebrates and fish of pristine coastal marine environments. Our data suggest that site-specific factors (e.g., water temperature, pH, geography) may be influencing the environmental fate of Ta. Therefore, further studies are needed to understand the biological implications of this metal.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.48 n.2 20202020-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000200336en10.3856/vol48-issue2-fulltext-2416
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language English
topic proteins
tantalum
bioaccumulation
northern Chile
Patagonia
Antarctica
spellingShingle proteins
tantalum
bioaccumulation
northern Chile
Patagonia
Antarctica
Ricciardi,Rocío
Espejo,Winfred
Barra,Ricardo
Chiang,Gustavo
Celis,José E.
Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
description ABSTRACT Tantalum (Ta) is a rare transition metal widely used in the manufacture of new technologies such as computers, cell phones, solar panels and implants in biomedicine, and their use is continuously increasing. Most non-essential metals are immobilized in the organism through complexation with proteins, but it is not known if new-technology elements (such as Ta) present the same behavior. In aquatic environments, metals tend to concentrate in biota and some can be biomagnified through the trophic chain, even reaching humans. This study aimed to investigate any possible relationship between Ta and proteins. Invertebrates and fishes were collected from coastal marine ecosystems of northern Chile, Patagonia, and South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula). A direct positive relationship was found between Ta and total proteins throughout the food chain from marine ecosystems of the Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula area, revealing that proteins are probably the pathway by which Ta bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in macroinvertebrates and fish of pristine coastal marine environments. Our data suggest that site-specific factors (e.g., water temperature, pH, geography) may be influencing the environmental fate of Ta. Therefore, further studies are needed to understand the biological implications of this metal.
author Ricciardi,Rocío
Espejo,Winfred
Barra,Ricardo
Chiang,Gustavo
Celis,José E.
author_facet Ricciardi,Rocío
Espejo,Winfred
Barra,Ricardo
Chiang,Gustavo
Celis,José E.
author_sort Ricciardi,Rocío
title Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
title_short Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
title_full Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
title_fullStr Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
title_full_unstemmed Does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
title_sort does protein content influences accumulation and biomagnification of tantalum in fishes and invertebrates of marine coastal environments?
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate 2020
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000200336
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