Nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside modulates hydrogen sulfide metabolism and cysteine homeostasis to aid the alleviation of chromium toxicity in maize seedlings (Zea mays L.).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127302
Abstract: The current research aimed to assess the protective role of nitric oxide (NO) against chromium (Cr) toxicity in maize seedlings. Chromium (200 µM) lowered osmotic potential in epicotyls and mostly in radicles (by 38% and 63%,… read more here.
Keywords: cysteine; metabolism; maize seedlings; toxicity maize ... See more keywords
Effects of chromium (VI) on the toxicity of benzo[z]pyrene in 16HBE cells
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DOI: 10.1177/07482337221127095
Abstract: Contamination of human habitats with complex mixtures of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is an important environmental and industrial health problem. Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) and benzo(a)pyrene (B[a] P) are typical of the two,… read more here.
Keywords: benzo pyrene; chromium toxicity; 16hbe cells; toxicity ... See more keywords
Chromium Toxicity in Plants: Signaling, Mitigation, and Future Perspectives
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12071502
Abstract: Plants are very often confronted by different heavy metal (HM) stressors that adversely impair their growth and productivity. Among HMs, chromium (Cr) is one of the most prevalent toxic trace metals found in agricultural soils… read more here.
Keywords: toxicity plants; chromium toxicity; toxicity; signaling mitigation ... See more keywords