Environmental and health effects of the herbicide glyphosate

AHC Van Bruggen, MM He, K Shin, V Mai… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, has been used extensively in the
past 40 years, under the assumption that side effects were minimal. However, in recent …

Medicinal chemistry of indole derivatives: Current to future therapeutic prospectives

A Kumari, RK Singh - Bioorganic chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Indole is a versatile pharmacophore, a privileged scaffold and an outstanding heterocyclic
compound with wide ranges of pharmacological activities due to different mechanisms of …

Controversies over human health and ecological impacts of glyphosate: Is it to be banned in modern agriculture?

IM Meftaul, K Venkateswarlu, R Dharmarajan… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Glyphosate, introduced by Monsanto Company under the commercial name
Roundup in 1974, became the extensively used herbicide worldwide in the last few …

Introducing a covalent thiol-based protected immobilized acetylcholinesterase with enhanced enzymatic performances for biosynthesis of esters

SRH Jangi, M Akhond - Process Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase covalent immobilization was performed on mercaptoacetic acid-
functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. Upon the thiol-based protection of the enzyme active …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic brains and the changing rules of neuroplasticity: implications for learning and recovery

P Voss, ME Thomas, JM Cisneros-Franco… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A growing number of research publications have illustrated the remarkable ability of the
brain to reorganize itself in response to various sensory experiences. A traditional view of …

Beyond cholinesterase inhibition: developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers

HB Patisaul, M Behl, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: To date, the toxicity of organophosphate esters has primarily been studied
regarding their use as pesticides and their effects on the neurotransmitter …

Functional foods and nutraceuticals as dietary intervention in chronic diseases; novel perspectives for health promotion and disease prevention

SA Adefegha - Journal of dietary supplements, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Functional foods describe the importance of foods in promoting health and preventing
diseases aside their primary role of providing the body with the required amount of essential …

Outcomes of Alzheimer's disease therapy with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine

F Zemek, L Drtinova, E Nepovimova… - Expert opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a world-wide health problem with implications for
an increasing number of people and countries. Populations suffering from AD financially …

Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird

ML Eng, BJM Stutchbury, CA Morrissey - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Birds that travel long distances between their wintering and breeding grounds may be
particularly susceptible to neurotoxic insecticides, but the influence of insecticides on …

Low-density polyethylene microplastics as a source and carriers of agrochemicals to soil and earthworms

A Rodríguez-Seijo, B Santos, EF da Silva… - Environmental …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Microplastics, long recognised as contaminants in aquatic
ecosystems, are increasingly of environmental concern for terrestrial ecosystems. This study …