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Interactive Effects of Selenium and Arsenic on their Accumulation, Translocation, Arsenic and Selenium Species, and Subcellular Distribution in Brassica Vegetables
Currently, co-contamination of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) is increasingly observed in specific locales, attributable to the expansion of...
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Exposure to Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic and Uric Acid Levels: Results from NHANES 2007–2016
Mechanisms underlying abnormal uric acid (UA) levels from exposure to toxic metals/metalloids have not been not fully elucidated, especially in the...
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The effects of cultivation type and maturity stage on arsenic species concentration and carrageenan content in Kappaphycus spp. from Semporna, Sabah
Three Kappaphycus species ( Kappaphycus striatus , Kappaphycus alvarezii, and Kappaphycus malesianus ) were cultivated using two cultivation methods...
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Identification of Monomethylmonothioarsonic Acid as the Major Thioarsenical Generated During Extraction Processes for Arsenic Species Analysis
Acid extraction is commonly used to analyze arsenic species in rice. During the extraction process, spiked monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) is often...
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Microbes: Key Players of the Arsenic Biogeochemical Cycle
The arsenic biogeochemical cycle is vastly influenced by the biotransformation of arsenic. The insights within the complexities of this bio-cycle can...
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Towards nutrition with precision: unlocking biomarkers as dietary assessment tools
Precision nutrition requires precise tools to monitor dietary habits. Yet current dietary assessment instruments are subjective, limiting our...
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Accumulation and Toxicity of Arsenic in Rice and Its Practical Mitigation
Arsenic (As) poisoning in agroecosystem is a major concern globally because rice is a main food source for a vital community in As-polluted areas....
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Arsenic in Seafood: Current Status, Analysis, and Toxicity
Fish and seafood are popularly consumed all over the world for their rich nutritional qualities and numerous health benefits. In this chapter, we...
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Heavy Metals and Other Toxic Inorganic Ions
The term heavy metals is used arbitrarily to summarize a group of metals, whereby a clear, scientifically accepted definition is lacking. Mercury is...
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Mitochondrial Toxicity of Organic Arsenicals
Arsenic is either notorious toxicant or miracle cure for acute promyelocytic leukemia and several other diseases. It interacts with mitochondria...
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Estimation of Hair Toxic and Essential Trace Element and Mineral Profiles of Patients with Chronic Gout
The objective of the present study was to evaluate hair levels of toxic and essential trace elements and minerals in male and female patients with...
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Individual and combined effects of fluoride and arsenic on gut bacteria: a recent update
Organisms are exposed to multiple toxicants in their surroundings in the increasingly contaminated complex environment. Such toxic exposures are...
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Speciation Analysis of Food Products
Elements in the food products are rarely found in free form or as individual ions. The quantity and quality of element forms (species) carry...
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Dietary Arsenic Exposure: Sources and Risks
Arsenic occurs in both organic and inorganic forms and is contributed by natural as well as anthropogenic sources. Inorganic arsenic, due to its high...
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Gene regulation and ionome homeostasis in rice plants in response to arsenite stress: potential connection between transcriptomics and ionomics
Ionomics and transcriptomics were applied to demonstrate response of rice to arsenite [As(III)] stress in the current study. Rice plants were...
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Distribution and Effects of Selenoneine by Ingestion of Extract from Mackerel Processing Residue in Mice
Selenoneine is an organic selenium compound contained in blood and dark muscle of fish. It has a strong antioxidative capacity and is considered...
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Introduction: Bioactive Compounds and Elements in Human Nutrition
The bioactive compounds and elements, as the name implies (the Greek “bios” means life, and the Latin “activus” means dynamic or full of energy), are...
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Metals in Ten Commercial Demersal Fish from the East China Sea: Contribution to Aquatic Products Nutrition and Toxic Risk Assessment
Metal accumulation in the marine environment can increase the metal content of fish living in it. For this reason, it is essential to evaluate the...
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Arsenic and Human Health: Genotoxicity, Epigenomic Effects, and Cancer Signaling
Arsenic is a well-known element because of its toxicity. Humans as well as plants and animals are negatively affected by its exposure. Some countries...
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Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic, Methylmercury, and Heavy Metals in Edible Mushrooms Collected from Online Supermarket in China
Chromium (Cr), total arsenic (As), inorganic arsenic (iAs), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), methylmercury (MeHg), and lead (Pb) were analyzed in in Agaricu...
