Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food

FJ Zhao, Z Tang, JJ Song, XY Huang, P Wang - Molecular plant, 2022 - cell.com
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …

Arsenic and cadmium accumulation in rice and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, P Wang - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements that have a
relatively high risk of transfer from paddy soil to rice grain. Rice is a major dietary source of …

Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, SP McGrath, AA Meharg - Annual review of plant …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic (As) is an environmental and food chain contaminant. Excessive accumulation of As,
particularly inorganic arsenic (As i), in rice (Oryza sativa) poses a potential health risk to …

Pulses and food security: Dietary protein, digestibility, bioactive and functional properties

SMF Bessada, JCM Barreira, MBPP Oliveira - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Food security is a current major concern. Protein malnutrition, in particular, must
be overcome urgently. Simultaneously, food manufacturers are increasingly interested …

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants

FJ Zhao, JF Ma, AA Meharg, SP McGrath - New Phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic (As) is an element that is nonessential for and toxic to plants. Arsenic contamination
in the environment occurs in many regions, and, depending on environmental factors, its …

The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: implications for the food chain

JR Peralta-Videa, ML Lopez, M Narayan… - The international journal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Plants absorb a number of elements from soil, some of which have no known biological
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …

Biological Properties of Vitamins of the B-Complex, Part 1: Vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5

M Hrubša, T Siatka, I Nejmanová, M Vopršalová… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the current knowledge on essential vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5.
These B-complex vitamins must be taken from diet, with the exception of vitamin B3, that can …

A review of arsenic in crops, vegetables, animals and food products

MK Upadhyay, A Shukla, P Yadav, S Srivastava - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a carcinogenic element threatening the health of millions of people around
the world. The sources for human exposure include drinking water, crops, processed food …

Arsenic in groundwater of West Bengal, India: a review of human health risks and assessment of possible intervention options

S Bhowmick, S Pramanik, P Singh, P Mondal… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews how active research in West Bengal has unmasked the endemic
arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …

Growing rice aerobically markedly decreases arsenic accumulation

XY Xu, SP McGrath, AA Meharg… - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Arsenic (As) exposure from consumption of rice can be substantial, particularly for the
population on a subsistence rice diet in South Asia. Paddy rice has a much enhanced As …