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Arsenic transport in plants [PDF]
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]
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
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]
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]
: 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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: 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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: 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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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]
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 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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