Bioremediation: A Green, Sustainable and Eco‐Friendly Technique for the Remediation of Pollutants

Iqbal, Munawar; Nazir, Arif; Abbas, Mazhar; Kanwal, Qudsia; Iqbal, Dure Najaf

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“…Tribulus terrestris is used in treatment of diabetes [4], heart disease [5], liver disease [6], and kidney disease [7]. It also shows antiinflammatory [8], antibacterial [9], anti-oxidant [10][11][12][13] and antitumoral properties [14,15].…”

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Environmental Applications and Bio-Profiling of <i>Tribulus Terrestris</i>: an Ecofriendly Approach

Arshad¹,

Rahman²,

Qayyum³

et al. 2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The antibacterial and antioxidant activity of different parts of Tribulus terrestris, such as leaves and roots, was carried out using methanol and n-hexane as solvents. The leaves of plant have greater extraction yield than roots. The antibacterial activity was checked against both gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli). Antibacterial activity was performed by disk inhibition method. Leaves show greater antibacterial activity (29 mm and 30 mm) against both S. aureus and E. coli, whereas roots show (16 mm and 21 mm) against both species respectively. Antioxidant activity was carried out by 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging free-radical assay. Leaf extract showed greater antioxidant activity (73%) than that of roots (52%). Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were determined by spectrophotometer analysis. The results indicate that leaf extract contains higher phenolic and flavonoid contents (723 mg Gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g and 476 mg Quercetin equivalents (QE)/g as compared to roots extract (235mg GAE/g and 93 mg QE/g).

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Environmental Applications and Bio-Profiling of <i>Tribulus Terrestris</i>: an Ecofriendly Approach

Arshad¹,

Rahman²,

Qayyum³

et al. 2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Bacterial Photolithography: Patterning Escherichia coli Biofilms with High Spatial Control Using Photocleavable Adhesion Molecules

Chen

Ricken

et al. 2018

Adv. Biosys.

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Biofilms are not only a leading cause of chronic infections and biofouling, but they also have a tremendous positive potential in biotechnology for biocatalysis and waste treatment. Biofilms are spatially structured communities of microbes, which exchange chemicals and communicate with each other. By spatially controlling bacterial adhesion to surfaces, and therefore the microstructure of biofilms, a promising method of understanding social interactions between bacteria and designed biofilms is developed. The bacterial photolithography approach described here allows to photopattern specific bacteria adhesion molecules, to control surface adhesion, and to guide the formation of biofilms. To do this, α‐D‐mannoside, which is recognized by the Escherichia coli FimH receptor, is linked to a nonadhesive polyethylene glycol surface through a photocleavable 2‐nitrobenzyl linker. When a pattern of UV light in a specific shape is projected onto these surfaces, the light‐exposed areas become nonadhesive and bacteria only adhere to the dark, unexposed areas in the photopattern. Bacterial photolithography enables bacterial patterning with high spatial resolution down to 10 µm without mechanical interference. Additionally, patterning biofilms with complicated geometries allows studying the importance of microscale spatial organization on the collective behavior of bacteria such as quorum sensing.

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Pleurotus strains with remediation potential to remove toxic metals from Doce River contaminated by Samarco dam mine

Santos

Matos

et al. 2021

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Bioremediation: A Green, Sustainable and Eco‐Friendly Technique for the Remediation of Pollutants

Cited by 4 publications

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Environmental Applications and Bio-Profiling of <i>Tribulus Terrestris</i>: an Ecofriendly Approach

Environmental Applications and Bio-Profiling of <i>Tribulus Terrestris</i>: an Ecofriendly Approach

Bacterial Photolithography: Patterning Escherichia coli Biofilms with High Spatial Control Using Photocleavable Adhesion Molecules

Pleurotus strains with remediation potential to remove toxic metals from Doce River contaminated by Samarco dam mine

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