Bioaccumulation of heavy metals from wastewater through a Typha latifolia and Thelypteris palustris phytoremediation system

M Hejna, A Moscatelli, N Stroppa, E Onelli, S Pilu… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Animal production is a source of heavy metals in livestock wastewater and also a key link in
the food chain, with negative impacts on human and animal health. In intensive animal …

Comparative study of the phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles and Zn accumulation in nine crops grown in a calcareous soil and an acidic soil

C García-Gómez, A Obrador, D González… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The increasing use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in agriculture and consumer
products has created the need to evaluate their impact on crops. Nine crops were …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin alleviates chromium toxicity in maize by modulation of cell wall polysaccharides biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, and antioxidant capacity

X Yang, J Ren, X Lin, Z Yang, X Deng, Q Ke - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, a pleiotropic regulatory molecule, is involved in the defense against heavy metal
stress. Here, we used a combined transcriptomic and physiological approach to investigate …

EcAGL enhances cadmium tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana through inhibits cadmium transport and ethylene synthesis pathway

D Zuo, M Hu, W Zhou, F Lei, J Zhao, L Gu - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal with severe impacts on plant growth and
development. Although a multitude of plants have acquired strong tolerance to Cd stress, the …

Melatonin-induced DNA demethylation of metal transporters and antioxidant genes alleviates lead stress in radish plants

M Tang, L Xu, Y Wang, J Dong, X Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin (MT) is a tryptophan-derived natural product that plays a vital role in plant
response to abiotic stresses, including heavy metals (HMs). However, it remains elusive how …

[HTML][HTML] γ-Aminobutyric acid confers cadmium tolerance in maize plants by concerted regulation of polyamine metabolism and antioxidant defense systems

M Seifikalhor, S Aliniaeifard, F Bernard, M Seif… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) accumulates in plants following exposure to heavy
metals. To investigate the role of GABA in cadmium (Cd) tolerance and elucidate the …

Melatonin-mediated nitric oxide signaling enhances adaptation of tomato plants to aluminum stress

A Ghorbani, A Emamverdian, L Pishkar… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the significance of the interplay between nitric oxide (NO) and melatonin (ML) in
the defense responses of plants against abiotic stresses has gained considerable attention …

Nanozyme-catalysed CRISPR-Cas12a system for the preamplification-free colorimetric detection of lead ion

S Xu, S Wang, L Guo, Y Tong, L Wu, X Huang - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
CRISPR-based detection was often based on the target preamplification to realize the high
sensitivity. Here, we prepared a CRISPR-Cas12a system for the colorimetric detection of …

Melatonin alleviates chromium toxicity by altering chromium subcellular distribution and enhancing antioxidant metabolism in wheat seedlings

C Sun, L Gao, L Xu, Q Zheng, S Sun, X Liu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The endogenous stimulating molecule melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, MT) has
an important function in mitigating the impact of multiple abiotic stressors. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of metabolomics for the elucidation of abiotic stress tolerance in plants: a special focus on osmotic stress and heavy metal toxicity

MD Mashabela, P Masamba, AP Kappo - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants undergo metabolic perturbations under various abiotic stress conditions; due to their
sessile nature, the metabolic network of plants requires continuous reconfigurations in …