The persistence of heavy metals (HMs) in the environment causes adverse effects to all
living organisms; HMs accumulate along the food chain affecting different levels of biological …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are a group of cysteine-rich, universal, low molecular weight proteins
distributed widely in almost all major taxonomic groups ranging from tiny microbes to highly …

Green unicellular alga Acutodesmus obliquus (Turpin) Hegewald et Hanagata (SAG strain
no. 276-6)(Chlorophyceae) was used for determination of phytotoxicity of lead (Pb) at the …

Aquatic organisms are exposed to many stressors, eg, heavy metals. Brassinosteroids, a
plant hormone group, can effectively stimulate plants to defend against the negative impact …

The toxic effects of metals on the aquatic environment are documented and well known.
Metals are able to unbalance the intracellular redox potential and, therefore, induce the …

Glycine betaine (GB) is one of the key compatible solutes that accumulate in the cell at
exceedingly high level under the conditions of high salinity. It plays a crucial role in the …

The presence of potentially toxic pollutants, such as pesticides and metal ions, even at low
concentrations, can significantly impact aquatic environmental health. This pollution is a …

Various anthropogenic activities simultaneously alter essential mineral nutrients and
contaminant content in the environment. Depending on essential nutrient conditions, the …

Arsenic toxicity is a major challenge to health professionals and scientists around the world
and is responsible for numerous diseases. Arsenic in drinking water, for example, can cause …

Amylase, an enzyme produced from different biological sources especially from fungal origin
is of great importance in various industries including desizing in textile industry. Routinely, in …