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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2010 Buchenavia tomentosa Eichler is a common plant in Brazilian cerrado. Fruits of this plant are employed in human feeding and folk medicine. Cattle producers affirm that consumption of the fruits cause abortion in cows, and even death.
Hugo Miranda Maciel Nunes +4 more
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Advances in “Omics” Approaches for Improving Toxic Metals/Metalloids Tolerance in Plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Food safety has emerged as a high-urgency matter for sustainable agricultural production. Toxic metal contamination of soil and water significantly affects agricultural productivity, which is further aggravated by extreme anthropogenic activities and ...
A. Raza +11 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012 Clinical and laboratory changes were evaluated in rabbits after intoxication by Amorimia rigida, a plant that causes sudden death. Nine New Zealand male rabbits, averaging 3.54 kg, were categorized into three groups (n = 3) and received, for eight ...
LR Borboleta +6 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Gelsemium elegans, endemic to southern Asia, is a highly toxic plant with various medicinal functions. The complete mitochondrial genome of G. elegans was sequenced and assembled in this study.
Yong-Hui Jin +10 more
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Environment International, 2005 Due to its wide industrial use, chromium is considered a serious environmental pollutant. Contamination of soil and water by chromium (Cr) is of recent concern. Toxicity of Cr to plants depends on its valence state: Cr(VI) is highly toxic and mobile whereas Cr(III) is less toxic.
Arun K, Shanker +3 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2000 Organic xenobiotics absorbed by roots and leaves of higher plants are translocated by different physiological mechanisms. The following pathways of xenobiotic detoxication have been observed in higher plants: conjugation with such endogenous compounds as peptides, sugars, amino acids, and organic acids; oxidative degradation and consequent oxidation of
F, Korte +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 An increase in environmental pollution resulting from toxic heavy metals and metalloids [e.g., cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), and lead (Pb)] causes serious health risks to humans and animals.
Xuan Chen +11 more
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Phytochemistry, 2015 Plants have evolved to synthesize a variety of noxious compounds to cope with unfavorable circumstances, among which a large group of toxic proteins that play a critical role in plant defense against predators and microbes. Up to now, a wide range of harmful proteins have been discovered in different plants, including lectins, ribosome-inactivating ...
Dang, Liuyi, Van Damme, Els J.M.
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Mortality of stingless bees on Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae) flowers
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção AnimalSpathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae) is a plant frequently employed in the ornamentation of public squares and gardens, attributed to its rapid growth and showy flowers.
Guido Laércio Bragança CASTAGNINO +3 more
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Transformation of toxic potential of Jatropha curcas (Ratanjyot) into protein source: A mini-review
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2015 The production of animal largely depends on supplying of quality feed and proteinaceous supplement to the animals. Jatropha plant can grow in the barren lands, and are used as a source of biodiesel.
Amit Shukla +2 more
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