Determination of benzopyrene in the seeds of plants before and after their germination
Vettig, K.; Gel'bert, G.; Shabad, L.M.; Khesina, A.I.
Voprosy Onkologii 22(12): 51-54
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 1020257 Document Number: 98073
The possibility of BP synthesis in plants was studied. Seeds of pea, lupine, rye, oats, garden-cress were investigated in hydroponic systems with substrates containing carbon and without it. The results indicated that the quantity of BP in the seeds increased in the course of germination in solutions with carbon from 1 to 7 mug/Kg of dry weight. No increase of BP was observed after germination in media without carbon.