Mechanisms of photoinduced toxicity of AgNPs to the microalgae <i>Chlorella pyrenoidosa</i> in the presence of hematite nanoparticles: insights from transcriptomics, metabolomics and the photochemical index
Manman Cao, Fei Wang, Beihai Zhou, Huilun Chen, Rongfang Yuan, Shuai Ma, Huanhuan Geng, Baoshan Xing
Abstract
AgNPs attachment to HemNPs have caused photoinduced cytotoxicity, elevating the AgNPs toxicity to C. pyrenoidosa by producing free radicals and improving photocatalytic activity under illumination.
Topics & Concepts
Chlorella pyrenoidosaChlorella vulgarisChemistryHematiteMetabolomicsPhotochemistryNanoparticleToxicityChlorellaEnvironmental chemistryNanotechnologyAlgaeBotanyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryBiologyChromatographyMineralogyAlgal biology and biofuel productionAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisNanoparticles: synthesis and applications