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Clemens, Stephan ; Ma, Jian Feng:
Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods.
In: Annual Review of Plant Biology.
Vol. 67
(2016)
.
- pp. 489-512.
ISSN 1545-2123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-043015-112301
Abstract in another language
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitouslypresent at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenicinfluences. Dietary intake of plant-derived food represents a major fractionof potentially health-threatening human exposure, especially to arsenic andcadmium. In the interest of better food safety, it is important to reduce toxicelement accumulation in crops. A molecular understanding of the pathwaysresponsible for this accumulation can enable the development of crop varietieswith strongly reduced concentrations of toxic elements in their edibleparts. Such understanding is rapidly progressing for arsenic and cadmiumbut is in its infancy for lead and mercury. Basic discoveries have been madein Arabidopsis, rice, and other models, and most advances in crops have beenmade in rice. Proteins mediating the uptake of arsenic and cadmium havebeen identified, and the speciation and biotransformations of arsenic are nowunderstood. Factors controlling the efficiency of root-to-shoot translocationand the partitioning of toxic elements through the rice node have also beenidentified.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER135220 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Plant Physiology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Plant Physiology > Chair Plant Physiology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2016 07:02 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2016 07:02 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/33864 |