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Arsenic transport in plants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Arsenic (As), a metalloid occurring ubiquitously in nature in organic and inorganic forms, is classified as a potent carcinogen. Among the inorganic forms which are more toxic, AsIII has a high affinity to bind with sulfhydryl groups of the amino acid ...
Ali, Waqar
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Cultivation cost-benefit analysis of some important medicinal plants in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Driven by frequent media misinformation about the level of profitability of growing certain medicinal plants, in this paper we presented a cost-benefit analysis based on twenty years of experience in field production.
Pljevljakušić, Dejan***dpljevljakusic@mocbilja.rs***Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić", Belgrade***http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-8290   +1 more
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Toxicosis by Plant Alkaloids in Humans and Animals in Colombia

open access: yesToxins, 2015
Due to its tropical location, chains of mountains, inter-Andean valleys, Amazon basin area, eastern plains and shores on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Colombia has many ecosystems and the second largest plant biodiversity in the world. Many plant
Gonzalo J. Diaz
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Complex toxic effects of Cd2+, Zn2+, and acid rain on growth of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Complex toxic effects of Cd2+, Zn2+, and acid rain on growth of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) were studied in a pot experiment by measurement of fresh weights of the plants, determination of surperoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and lipid ...
Probst, Jean-Luc   +5 more
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Herbaspirillum seropedicae as a degrading bacterium of monofluoroacetate: effects of its inoculation in goats by ingesting Amorimia septentrionalis and the concentrations of this compound in plants sprayed with the bacterium [PDF]

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2019
: Herbaspirillum seropedicae is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium capable of using toxic compounds as a source of carbon. Bacteria with this capacity can be used to make animals resistant to plant poisoning containing monofluoroacetate (MFA), such as Amorimia ...
Danielle A.N. Pessoa   +7 more
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Clinical and laboratory findings in sheep experimentally poisoned by Palicourea marcgravii and the use of magnesium chloride with possible therapeutic effect on poisoning

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
: This study aimed to examine the efficacy of magnesium chloride therapy in sheep experimentally poisoned by Palicourea marcgravii and describe the clinical and laboratory findings that may aid in early ante mortem diagnosis of this poisoning.
Isabelle M. Cunha   +7 more
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Protodioscin levels in Brachiaria spp. in a sheep production system and a brief review of the literature of Brachiaria spp. poisoning in ruminants

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
: Plants of the genus Brachiaria, used in several countries as forage, are poisonous to some livestock species. Their toxic principle is protodioscin, and the main form of clinical presentation of the toxicosis is hepatogenous photosensitization. Here we
Alberto O. Gaspar   +7 more
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Toxic proteins in plants

open access: yesPhytochemistry, 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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Allamanda cathartica leaves do not contain cardioactive glycosides [PDF]

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Allamanda cathartica, a plant used in traditional medicine for different purposes, has been considered a cardiotoxic plant. However, the alleged cardiac glycoside was not further studied. Thus, the present study aimed to determine whether the leaves of A.
B.P. Santos   +4 more
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Organic Toxicants and Plants

open access: yesEcotoxicology 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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