Rhodanese is a possible enzyme marker for cyanide environmental stress on aquatic life | Zendy

E Raphael Okonji | Zendy; O.O. Komolafe | Zendy; S Bamidele Fagbohunka | Zendy; O Akinwunmi Adeoye | Zendy

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Rhodanese is a possible enzyme marker for cyanide environmental stress on aquatic life

Author(s) -

E Raphael Okonji,

O.O. Komolafe,

S Bamidele Fagbohunka,

O Akinwunmi Adeoye

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

african journal of biotechnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1684-5315

DOI - 10.5897/ajb2015.14475

Subject(s) - rhodanese , cyanide , environmental chemistry , chemistry , enzyme , water pollution , pollution , water body , environmental science , ecology , biology , biochemistry , environmental engineering , organic chemistry

Rhodanese is a cyanide detoxifying enzyme. The role of man through his anthropogenic activities in and around water bodies have increased in recent times. These have led to constant exposure of water body to cyanide and cyanide compounds with increase to loss of many aquatic lives. There are limited methods employed in quick detection of cyanide in water. The aim of this paper was to present rhodanese, an enzyme, as a possible marker for detecting and monitoring water pollution as a result of environmental stress from anthropogenic activities and constant climatic changes. Keywords: Rhodanese, Aquatic Life, Water Body, Cyanide, Toxicity

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