Metabolomics-based study reveals the effect of lead (Pb) in the culture environment on Whitmania pigra.

ABSTRACT: Whitmania pigra, called Mahuang (MH) in Chinese, has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for many years and is susceptible to Pb exposure in aquaculture environments. To understand the impact of Pb in the culture environment on MHs, we carried out a 50-day culture of MHs in environments with different levels of Pb pollution. Then, tissue samples of MHs reared in the different Pb-polluted environments were collected and analysed by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. The results showed that the Pb residue in MHs increased with increasing Pb in the culture environment. There was no significant difference in MH Pb content (P?

SUBMITTER: Luo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075881 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature