Environmental pollution is one of the major problems for human health. Toxic heavy metals
are normally present as soil constituents or can also be spread out in the environment by …

The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of
bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large …

Manganese (Mn) deficiency is an important plant nutritional disorder in many parts of the
world. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) genotypes differ considerably in their ability to grow in soils …

Arabidopsis halleri is a Cd hyperaccumulator; however, the mechanisms involved in the root
to shoot translocation of Cd are not well understood. In this study, we characterized Cd …

Access state-of-the-art research about trace element contamination and its impact on human
health in Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients: Consequences in Ecosystems and …

Iron is an essential micronutrient but is toxic if accumulated at high levels. Thus, iron uptake
and distribution in plants are controlled by precise regulatory mechanisms. IRON …

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a technique that is capable of quantifying the
stoichiometry, equilibrium constants and thermodynamics of molecular binding events. Thus …

Manganese (Mn) is the second most prevalent transition metal in the Earth's crust but its
availability is often limited due to rapid oxidation and low mobility of the oxidized forms …

Background ABC proteins constitute one of the largest families of transporters found in all
living organisms. In Arabidopsis thaliana, 120 genes encoding ABC transporters have been …

Although ending world hunger remains the most important goal, increasingly the focus is on
simultaneously improving world malnutrition. Paradoxically, nutritionally important trace …