Secondary Plant Metabolites: Sources of Principles for Use in Agriculture, Food Industry and for Human Health Safety

Daraban, Gabriel Mihăiță; Hlihor, Raluca Maria; Apostol, Maria; Badeanu, Marinela; Șuteu, Daniela

doi:10.1109/ehb52898.2021.9657618

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“…At the cellular level, medicinal plants become vulnerable to abiotic stressors that are harmful to tissues and can affect plant productivity, growth or even survival. As mentioned, these stressors lead to the accumulation of ROS that interact with cell molecules and metabolites and can trigger irreversible metabolic abnormalities and cell necrosis [117,118]. Another effect of increased ROS production can lead to cell death by inducing the apoptosis signal by lipid peroxidation, inhibition of enzymatic activities, damage to nucleic acids, or oxidation of proteins [119].…”

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Medicinal Plant Growth in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils: Responses to Metal Stress and Induced Risks to Human Health

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Hagiu-Zaleschi

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Accelerating heavy metal pollution is a hot issue due to a continuous growth in consumerism and increased activities in various global industries. Soil contamination with heavy metals has resulted in their incorporation into the human food web via plant components. Accumulation and amplification of heavy metals in human tissues through the consumption of medicinal plants can have hazardous health outcomes. Therefore, in this critical review we aim to bring together published information on this subject, with a special highlight on the knowledge gaps related to heavy metal stress in medicinal plants, their responses, and human health related risks. In this respect, this review outlines the key contamination sources of heavy metals in plants, as well as the absorption, mobilization and translocation of metal ions in plant compartments, while considering their respective mechanisms of detoxification. In addition, this literature review attempts to highlight how stress and defensive strategies operate in plants, pointing out the main stressors, either biotic or abiotic (e.g., heavy metals), and the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in stress answers. Finally, in our research, we further aim to capture the risks caused by heavy metals in medicinal plants to human health through the assessment of both a hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI).

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Section: The Interactions Between Heavy Metals and Medicinal Plants A...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal Plant Growth in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils: Responses to Metal Stress and Induced Risks to Human Health

Hlihor

Roșca

Hagiu-Zaleschi

et al. 2022

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Secondary Plant Metabolites: Sources of Principles for Use in Agriculture, Food Industry and for Human Health Safety

Cited by 1 publication

References 23 publications

Medicinal Plant Growth in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils: Responses to Metal Stress and Induced Risks to Human Health

Medicinal Plant Growth in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils: Responses to Metal Stress and Induced Risks to Human Health

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