Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …

ABC transporters catalyze transport reactions, such as the high-affinity uptake of
micronutrients into bacteria and the export of cytotoxic compounds from mammalian cells …

Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acid soils is a significant limitation to crop production worldwide, as
approximately 50% of the world's potentially arable soil is acidic. Because acid soils are …

Increasing heavy metal (HM) concentrations in the soil have become a significant problem in
the modern industrialized world due to several anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals (HMs) …

This paper aims at analysing the synthesis of flavonoids, their import and export in plant cell
compartments, as well as their involvement in the response to stress, with particular …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Glutathione was discovered in 1888, over 125 years ago. Since then, our understanding of
various functions and metabolism of this important molecule has grown over these years …

Manganese is an essential element for plants, intervening in several metabolic processes,
mainly in photosynthesis and as an enzyme antioxidant-cofactor. Nevertheless, an excess of …

ABC transporters constitute one of the largest protein families found in all living organisms.
ABC transporters are driven by ATP hydrolysis and can act as exporters as well as …

Our understanding of the biology, biochemistry, and genetic development of roots has
considerably improved during the last decade (Smith and Fedoroff, 1995; Flores et al., 1999; …