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Speciation of uranium in compartments of living cells

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Depleted uranium used as ammunition corrodes in the environment forming mineral phases and then dissolved uranium species like uranium carbonates (Schimmack et al., in Radiat Environ Biophys 46:221–227, 2007) and hydroxides. These hydroxide species were contacted with plant cells (canola). After 24 h contact time the cells were fractionated and the uranium speciation in the fraction was determined by time resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy at room temperature as well at 150 K. It could be shown that the uranium speciation in the fractions is different to that in the nutrient solution. Comparison of the emission bands with literature data allows assignment of the uranium binding forms.

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For providing the spectra of uranium citrate and uranium benzoate A. Günther and H. Moll are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Institute of Ecology of Resources, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzener Landstr. 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany

    Gerhard Geipel

  2. Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzener Landstr. 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany

    Katrin Viehweger

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Geipel, G., Viehweger, K. Speciation of uranium in compartments of living cells. Biometals 28, 529–539 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-015-9836-x

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