Cadmium (Cd) is non-essential heavy metal, which in excess, exhibits deleterious effects to the most of the organisms. Mobilization of defense mechanisms against this toxic agent requires rapid activation of signaling pathways. The article presents recent advances in the research concerning cadmium signal transduction in plants. New insights into the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS)...

Zn(pymt)2 and Cd(pymt)2 complexes have been obtained by electrochemical oxidation o f anodic zinc or cadmium in acetonitrile solutions o f pyrimidine-2-thione (Hpymt). When 2,2'bipyridine (bipy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) was added to the electrochemical cell, the adducts [M(pymt)2(bipy)], or [M(pymt)2(phen)] (M = Zn or Cd) were obtained. Crystals o f [Cd(pymt)2phen] are orthorhombic, with a...

Cadmium is a common impurity in phosphatic fertilizers and may contribute to soil Cd accumulation. Changes in total and bioavailable Cd burdens to agricultural soils and the potential for plant Cd accumulation resulting from fertilizer input was investigated. Three year field studies were conducted using three dose levels of cadmium-rich, commercial, phosphate fertilizers applied at four agricu...

The Schiff bases (H3L), derived from 2-acetylpyrrole and carbonohydrazide, and its reactions with some transition metal ions (Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II)) afforded complexes of formulae [M(H5LA)2(H2O)x]∙2(NO3)∙(CH3CN)z∙(H2O)y-x (M= Co, Ni, Cu or Zn ; 0 ≤ x < y ≤ 3, z = 0 or 1) and {Cd(H4LA)(NO3)}n. These compounds have been characterized by means of elemental analysis, UV–Vis spec...

the present pot experiment was undertaken to investigate the phytoremediation potential of corn and oat in soil. treatments consisted of four cadmium (cd) levels (0, 5, 10 and 20 mg l 1) and three irrigation intervals (1, 3 and 7 days), arranged in the form of a complete randomized design with three replications. corn and oat were harvested after 75 and 90 days, respectively. transpiration rate...

Responses of Ulva prolifera and Ulva linza to Cd(2+) stress were studied. We found that the relative growth rate (RGR), Fv/Fm, and actual photochemical efficiency of PSII (Yield) of two Ulvaspecies were decreased under Cd(2+) treatments, and these reductions were greater in U. prolifera than in U. linza. U. prolifera accumulated more cadmium than U. linza under Cd(2+) stress. While U. linza sho...

It has become increasingly apparent that diet can be a major source of trace metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms. In this study, we examined cadmium uptake, efflux, and subcellular compartmentalization dynamics in the freshwater oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus. L. variegatus is an important component of freshwater food webs in Europe and North America and is potentially useful as a st...

In the present study, cadmium (Cd) accumulation capabilities of aquatic macrophytes Ceratophyllum demersum, Bacopa monnieri and Rotala rotundifolia were determined after treating both individual and triple macrophytes. The macrophytes were treated with Cd at 0, 0.1, 1 and 10 mg/L concentrations in a controlled chamber for 12-days. Cadmium accumulations increased with increasing Cd concentration...

Five new thiosulfate based inorganic-organic hybrid open-framework compounds have been synthesized employing mild reaction conditions. Of the five compounds, [Na(2)(H(2)O)(8)][Cd(C(10)H(8)N(2))(S(2)O(3))(2)].2H(2)O, I and [Cd(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)(HS(2)O(3))(2)(S(2)O(3))(2)][(C(10)H(9)N(2))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)].8H(2)O, II have one-dimensional (1D) structures and [Cd(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)(S(2...

Cadmium (Cd) toxicity affects numerous metabolic processes in plants. In the presence of Cd, plants accumulate specific amino acids which may be beneficial to developing Cd tolerance. Our study aimed to characterize the changes in the metabolism of selected free amino acids that are associated with Cd tolerance, and investigate the levels of selected microelements in order to relate these chang...