Metabolism and detoxification of pesticides in plants

JJ Zhang, H Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Pesticides make indispensable contributions to agricultural productivity. However, the
residues after their excessive use may be harmful to crop production, food safety and human …

Degradation of residual herbicide atrazine in agri-food and washing water

J Hong, N Boussetta, G Enderlin, F Merlier, N Grimi - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atrazine, an herbicide used to control grassy and broadleaf weed, has become an essential
part of agricultural crop protection tools. It is widely sprayed on corn, sorghum and sugar …

Degrading and Phytoextracting Atrazine Residues in Rice (Oryza sativa) and Growth Media Intensified by a Phase II Mechanism Modulator

JJ Zhang, S Gao, JY Xu, YC Lu, FF Lu… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Atrazine (ATZ) residue in farmland is one of the environmental contaminants seriously
affecting crop production and food safety. Understanding the regulatory mechanism for ATZ …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake of atrazine in a paddy crop activates an epigenetic mechanism for degrading the pesticide in plants and environment

LY Ma, N Zhang, JT Liu, XY Zhai, Y Lv, FF Lu… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a rising public concern on accumulation of harmful pesticides in environment and
crops. Epigenetic alteration caused by environmental contaminants is one of the key factors …

Insight into metabolism pathways of pesticide fomesafen in rice: Reducing cropping and environmental risks

ZJ Chen, YX Qiao, N Zhang, J Liu, H Yang - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Fomesafen (FSA) is widely used in soybean fields for weed control. However, the persisting
characteristics of FSA in the agricultural soil or water may become a hidden danger causing …

Biodegrading two pesticide residues in paddy plants and the environment by a genetically engineered approach

XN Su, JJ Zhang, JT Liu, N Zhang, LY Ma… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Accumulating pesticide (and herbicide) residues in soils have become a serious
environmental problem. This study focused on identifying the removal of two widely used …

An ABCG-type transporter intensifies ametryn catabolism by Phase III reaction mechanism in rice

Y Qiao, AIP Zhang, LY Ma, N Zhang, J Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pesticide residues in food crops are one of the seriously environmental contaminants that
risk food safety and human health. Understanding the mechanism for pesticide catabolism is …

Convergent gene clusters underpin hyperforin biosynthesis in St John's wort

S Wu, AL Malaco Morotti, S Wang, Y Wang… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The meroterpenoid hyperforin is responsible for the antidepressant activity of St John's wort
extracts, but the genes controlling its biosynthesis are unknown. Using genome mining and …

Comprehensive analyses of degradative enzymes associated with mesotrione-degraded process in rice for declining environmental risks

ZJ Chen, Y Lv, XY Zhai, H Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Mesotrione (MTR) is a highly effective pesticide widely used for weeding in farmland.
Overload of MTR in agricultural soils may result in environmental problems. To evaluate the …

OsBR6ox, a member in the brassinosteroid synthetic pathway facilitates degradation of pesticides in rice through a specific DNA demethylation mechanism

Y Qiao, LY Ma, ZJ Chen, Y Wang, Y Gu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This manuscript described a comprehensive study on a pesticide degradation factor
OsBR6ox that promoted the degradation of pesticides atrazine (ATZ) and acetochlor (ACT) …