ISSN 1995-5537

"Biotechnology" journal Vol. 2, No. 1, 2009
Р. 35-45, Bibliography 68 Ukrainian.
Universal Decimal classification: 591.05. 574.64. 577.336

СORRELATION BETWEEN METABOLIC ACTIVITY OF SOME AQUEOUS ORGANISMS AND CONDITIONS OF LUMINESCENT ECOTOXICOLOGICAL BIOTESTING

O. S.Gojster, G. О. Khmelnitsky

Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
National University of bioresources and exploitation of natural resources of Ukraine, Kyiv

Critical review of methodology for biotesting of environmental toxicity based on water fleas and luminescent bacteria was carried out. Some peculiar properties of aqueous organisms’ metabolism in toxic environment were shown to establish a theoretical dependence of their activity on luminescent testing conditions.

Key words: metabolism, Daphnia magna, luminous bacteria, bioluminescence, toxins.