Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation
Two major energy-related problems confront the world in the next 50 years. First, increased
worldwide competition for gradually depleting fossil fuel reserves (derived from past …
worldwide competition for gradually depleting fossil fuel reserves (derived from past …
Heavy metal hyperaccumulating plants: how and why do they do it? And what makes them so interesting?
N Rascio, F Navari-Izzo - Plant science, 2011 - Elsevier
The term “hyperaccumulator” describes a number of plants that belong to distantly related
families, but share the ability to grow on metalliferous soils and to accumulate extraordinarily …
families, but share the ability to grow on metalliferous soils and to accumulate extraordinarily …
Heavy metals and living systems: An overview
R Singh, N Gautam, A Mishra… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Heavy metals are natural constituents of the earth's crust, but indiscriminate human activities
have drastically altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in …
have drastically altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in …
Cadmium in plants: uptake, toxicity, and its interactions with selenium fertilizers
Cd is the third major contaminant of greatest hazard to the environment after mercury and
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …
Toxic metal accumulation, responses to exposure and mechanisms of tolerance in plants
S Clemens - Biochimie, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the past 200 years emissions of toxic heavy metals have risen tremendously and
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
Multiple binding modes of inhibitors to carbonic anhydrases: how to design specific drugs targeting 15 different isoforms?
V Alterio, A Di Fiore, K D'Ambrosio, CT Supuran… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1) are ubiquitous metallo-enzymes, present
throughout most living organisms and encoded by five evolutionarily unrelated gene …
throughout most living organisms and encoded by five evolutionarily unrelated gene …
Metalloproteins and metal sensing
Almost half of all enzymes must associate with a particular metal to function. An ambition is
to understand why each metal–protein partnership arose and how it is maintained. Metal …
to understand why each metal–protein partnership arose and how it is maintained. Metal …
What are heavy metals? Long-standing controversy over the scientific use of the term 'heavy metals'–proposal of a comprehensive definition
The term 'heavy metals' is commonly used in the environmental literature to refer to metals
and metalloids associated with environmental pollution, toxicity and adverse effects on biota …
and metalloids associated with environmental pollution, toxicity and adverse effects on biota …
Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in plants
N Verbruggen, C Hermans, H Schat - New phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Metal hyperaccumulator plants accumulate and detoxify extraordinarily high concentrations
of metal ions in their shoots. Metal hyperaccumulation is a fascinating phenomenon, which …
of metal ions in their shoots. Metal hyperaccumulation is a fascinating phenomenon, which …
Mechanisms of cadmium accumulation in plants
T Sterckeman, S Thomine - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal, which is highly toxic to nearly all living organisms.
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …