Research Publications (Food Safety)

Abstract

Aims

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance cadmium (Cd) tolerance and decrease Cd uptake of rice plant. However, in these processes, the essential role of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-antioxidants interactions is so far not investigated.

Author(s): Pooja Chauhan, Savita Chaudhary, Rajeev Kumar

Author(s): Alexander Kasperkiewicz, Janusz Pawliszyn

Author(s): Nan Bo, Hong Yilin, Yang Chaoyue, Li Lu, Yuan Yuan

Author(s): Xueping Wang, Aixia Chen, Bei Chen, Lingqing Wang

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ubiquitous compounds which result from incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of natural and man‐made combustion sources, can adversely affects human health due to their well‐known toxicity.

ES24, but not nitrofurantoin, inhibits SecYEG‐dependent protein transport in bacteria and exhibits anti‐bacterial activity towards various clinically relevant strains. In addition, ES24 affects many other processes important to E. coli, hinting at a multifaceted mode of action of ES24. Summary Eeyarestatin 1 (ES1) is an inhibitor of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) associated protein degradation, Sec61‐dependent Ca2+ homeostasis and protein translocation into the ER.

Author(s): Thais Cardoso Merlo, Luciano Molognoni, Rodrigo Barcellos Hoff, Heitor Daguer, Iliani Patinho, Carmen J. Contreras-Castillo

Author(s): Dasom Shin, Joohye Kim, Hui-Seung Kang

Author(s): E. Pogoson, M. Carey, C. Meharg, A.A. Meharg

Author(s): Qing Cao, Weijing Liu, Yurong Gu, Liqiang Xie, Weili Jiang, Yan Gao, Liuyan Yang

Author(s): Caroline Abballe, Fernanda Moralez Leme Gomes, Beatriz Dezembro Lopes, Ana Paula Ferreira de Oliveira, Maria Isabel Berto, Priscilla Efraim, Sílvia Amélia Verdiani Tfouni

A strain of thiamethoxam-degrading endophyte, named TMX13, was isolated from roots of mulberry (Morus alba L.) and was identified as Enterobacter sp. Inoculating Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis L) with strain TMX13-gfp (gfp-labeled TMX13) could significantly reduce thiamethoxam residues in the aboveground part (edible portion) of the vegetable.

A pot experiment was conducted to examine the effect of foliar application of various levels of ZnSO4 on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under cadmium (Cd) stress. Seeds of two wheat varieties i.e., Ujala-2016 and Anaj-2017 were sown in sand filled plastic pots. Cadmium (CdCl2) stress i.e., 0 and 0.5 mM CdCl2 was applied in full strength Hoagland’s nutrient solution after 4 weeks of seed germination.

This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module for 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit will be awarded by AAOHN upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

To understand the roles of Malus rootstock, scion, and their interaction in Cd accumulation and tolerance, four scion/rootstock combinations consisting of the apple cultivars “Hanfu” (HF) and “Fuji” (FJ) grafted onto M. baccata (Mb) or M. micromalus “qingzhoulinqin” (Mm) rootstocks differing in relative Cd tolerance were exposed either to 0 µM or 50 µM CdCl2 for 18 d. Cd accumulation and tolerance in grafted Malus plants varied within rootstock, scion, and rootstock–scion interaction.

by Ieong Siu, Julian Henderson, Dashu Qin, Yu Ding, Jianfeng Cui, Hongjiao Ma

Author(s): Ashley E. Peppriell, Jakob T. Gunderson, Daria Vorojeikina, Matthew D. Rand

The deep ocean is the largest habitat for life on Earth, though the microorganisms that occupy this unique environmental niche remain largely unexplored. Due to the significant logistical and operational challenges associated with accessing the deep ocean, bioprospecting programmes that seek to generate novel products from marine organisms have, to date, focused predominantly on samples recovered from shallow seas.

Use of Real‐Time Control (RTC) technology in Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWH) can improve performance across water supply, flood protection, and environmental flow provision. Such systems make the most of rainfall forecast information, to release water prior to storm events and thus minimise uncontrolled overflows. To date, most advanced applications have adopted 24‐hr forecast information, leaving longer‐term forecasts largely untested.

Widespread of heavy metals contamination has led to several environmental problems. Some biological methods to remove heavy metals from contaminated wastewater are being widely explored. In the present study, the efficiency of a white‐rot fungus, Phlebia brevispora to remove different metals (Pb, Cd and Ni) has been evaluated. Atomic absorption spectroscopy of treated and untreated metal containing water revealed that all the metals were efficiently removed by the fungus.

ABSTRACT Background The manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum and the wedge clam Donax trunculus are economic bivalve species which constitute an important part of the natural bivalve beds in the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Toxic chemicals such as, dioxins, dioxin‐like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and toxic metals are recognized as important health risk factors that threaten public health via food or directly in the environment.

by Minsoo Kim, Na Young Jung, Jin Woo Chang

Background

An accurate and precise surgical procedure is crucial for patient safety and treatment efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Objectives

To investigate the characteristics of intracranial lead bending phenomenon after DBS, and to suggest the methods to avoid bending-related complications.

Methods

The low utilization rate of pesticides causes serious problems such as food safety and environmental pollution. Stimulus-responsive release can effectively improve the utilization rate of pesticides. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst, as an early event of plant–pathogen interaction, can stimulate the release of pesticides.