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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Analysis of primary and secondary metabolites of Celosia argentea in the presence of heavy metal stress
Authors
Hina Sharma, Rekha Vijayvergia, Chitra Jain
Abstract
Heavy metals are ever-present because of extreme use of their compounds in industrial applications and are very detrimental because of their non-biodegradable nature, long biological half-lives and their potential to accumulate in different body parts of plant. These accumulated heavy metals may cause serious issues in plants. The aim of present study was to assessed the effect of heavy metals (Cd and Zn) on the quantity of plant’s primary and secondary metabolites like Total soluble sugar (TSS), Starch, Protein, Lipid, Phenols, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Phytosterols. The plant species Celosia argentea (Silver cocks-comb) was castoff for the investigation. The different concentration of heavy metals in range of 5ppm, 25ppm and 50ppm were used. A set-up without heavy metal was used as control. The Primary and Secondary metabolites such as Total soluble sugar, starch, protein, lipid phenol, flavonoids, alkaloids and phytosterols were estimated after three months at mature stage of the plant. All metabolites are found in decreasing amount with increased concentration of heavy metals in treated plants.
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Pages:631-634
How to cite this article:
Hina Sharma, Rekha Vijayvergia, Chitra Jain "Analysis of primary and secondary metabolites of <em>Celosia argentea </em>in the presence of heavy metal stress ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 631-634
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