ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Seed Extract on Heavy Metals Concentrations
in Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Maryam Mohammadi1, Mehdi Soltani2,
Amir Siahpoosh3, Mehdi Shamsaei Mehrjan1
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1Department of Aquaculture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3Medicinal Plants Research Center and Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur
University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Submission date: 2016-02-07
Final revision date: 2016-02-18
Acceptance date: 2016-02-18
Publication date: 2016-05-25
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):1117-1123
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The effects of different doses of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) seed (DPS) extract on heavy metals
(Pb, Cd, As, Hg) concentrations of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were evaluated. The fish (31.6±3.7 g)
were assigned to five treatments of three replications each. Five treatments were held using five different
DPS extracts at doses of 0% (control), 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 4%. The results revealed that heavy metals
concentrations of fish decreased in the 0.5% and 1% treatments (P<0.05). Hg and Cd concentrations in
muscle decreased in all treatments (P<0.05). The results of this research clearly show that the addition of
DPS extract to a fish diet has a significant effect on heavy metals concentrations (P<0.05). DPS extracts were
shown to be rich in phenolics and flavonoids. Therefore, they have also been discussed as protectants against
heavy metal stress. It could be concluded that feeding common carp a diet enriched with DPS extract could
decrease heavy metals concentrations that can cause cancer.