Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …
The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: implications for the food chain
JR Peralta-Videa, ML Lopez, M Narayan… - The international journal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Plants absorb a number of elements from soil, some of which have no known biological
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …
Safer food through plant science: reducing toxic element accumulation in crops
S Clemens - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Natural processes and human activities have caused widespread background
contamination with non-essential toxic elements. The uptake and accumulation of cadmium …
contamination with non-essential toxic elements. The uptake and accumulation of cadmium …
Mechanisms to cope with arsenic or cadmium excess in plants
N Verbruggen, C Hermans, H Schat - Current opinion in plant biology, 2009 - Elsevier
The metalloid arsenic and the heavy metal cadmium have no demonstrated biological
function in plants. Both elements are highly toxic and of major concern with respect to their …
function in plants. Both elements are highly toxic and of major concern with respect to their …
Toxic metal accumulation, responses to exposure and mechanisms of tolerance in plants
S Clemens - Biochimie, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the past 200 years emissions of toxic heavy metals have risen tremendously and
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies
Arsenic (As) is an environmental and food chain contaminant. Excessive accumulation of As,
particularly inorganic arsenic (As i), in rice (Oryza sativa) poses a potential health risk to …
particularly inorganic arsenic (As i), in rice (Oryza sativa) poses a potential health risk to …
Recent advances in arsenic metabolism in plants: current status, challenges and highlighted biotechnological intervention to reduce grain arsenic in rice
Arsenic (As), classified as a “metalloid” element, is well known for its carcinogenicity and
other toxic effects to humans. Arsenic exposure in plants results in the alteration of the …
other toxic effects to humans. Arsenic exposure in plants results in the alteration of the …
Long-distance transport, vacuolar sequestration, tolerance, and transcriptional responses induced by cadmium and arsenic
DG Mendoza-Cózatl, TO Jobe, F Hauser… - Current opinion in plant …, 2011 - Elsevier
Iron, zinc, copper and manganese are essential metals for cellular enzyme functions while
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
Arsenic toxicity in plants: cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism
Abstract Arsenic (As), a naturally-occurring metalloid, is not essential for plant growth, but it
can accumulate in plants to toxic levels. As a result, it can enter the food chain and pose …
can accumulate in plants to toxic levels. As a result, it can enter the food chain and pose …