Guliy O.I., Ignatov O.V., Shchyogolev S.Yu., Bunin V.D., Ignatov V.V. |
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Abstract
We examined the effect of the cellular metabolism of the organophosphorus aromatic nitro
insecticides metaphos and sumithion on the electro-physical properties (EPPs) of Pseudomonas
putida C-11, P. putida BA-11, and Acinetobacter calcoaceticum A-122 suspensions.We used the
dependences of cell-suspension absorbance changes induced by electric-field orientation on the
orienting-field frequency in the range 10–10,000 kHz. Substantial orientational-spectrum changes,
caused by insecticide action, occurred at frequencies of 10–1000 kHz. The plots of electro-optical
effect versus insecticide-concentration were linear over the following concentration ranges:
0.5–3.0mM metaphos and 0.5–3.5mM sumithion for P. putida C-11 and BA-11; and 0.5–2.0mM metaphos
and 0.5–2.5mM sumithion for A. calcoaceticum A-122. We discuss the possibility of developing a
biosensor-method based on the measurement of cell-suspension orientational spectra (OS). |