Heavy metals (HMs) pose a global ecological threat due to their toxic effects on aquatic and
terrestrial life. Effective remediation of HMs from the environment can help to restore soil's …

Copper (Cu) is a cofactor in proteins that are involved in electron transfer reactions and is an
essential micronutrient for plants. Copper delivery is accomplished by the concerted action …

The transition or d-block metal ions manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and to a
more specialized degree molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium have been shown to be …

Metals are needed by at least one-quarter of all proteins,. Although metallochaperones,,,,,
insert the correct metal into some proteins, they have not been found for the vast majority …

Life requires a wide variety of bioessential trace elements to act as structural components
and reactive centers in metalloenzymes. These requirements differ between organisms and …

Traces of metal are required for fundamental biochemical processes, such as
photosynthesis and respiration. Cyanobacteria metal homeostasis acquires an important …

Toxin production during cyanobacterial blooms poses a significant public health threat in
water bodies globally and requires the development of effective bloom management …

Metalloregulatory proteins control the expression of genes that allow organisms to quickly
adapt to chronic toxicity or deprivation of both biologically essential metal ions and heavy …

Copper is widely distributed in the environment; present mainly in minerals as sulphides,
oxides, or carbonates, with the major ores being chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), chalcocite (Cu2S) …

This review discussed the relationship among copper, human, and bacteria. Copper plays
an important role in human immunity. Copper can boost human immune defense reactions …