Heavy metals (HMs) pose a global ecological threat due to their toxic effects on aquatic and
terrestrial life. Effective remediation of HMs from the environment can help to restore soil's …

In the current industrial scenario, chromium (Cr) as a metal is of great importance, but poses
a major threat to the environment. Phytoremediation provides an environmentally …

Environmental pollution caused by heavy metals has received worldwide attentions due to
their ubiquity, poor degradability and easy bioaccumulation in host cells. As one potential …

From bacteria to plants and humans, the glutathione system plays a pleiotropic role in cell
defense against metabolic, oxidative and metal stresses. Glutathione (GSH), the γ-L …

Cyanobacteria are widely-diverse, environmentally crucial photosynthetic prokaryotes of
great interests for basic and applied science. Work to date has focused mostly on the three …

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the metal toxicity alleviating effects of kinetin
(KN, 10 nM) on growth, photosynthetic pigments and photochemistry of PS II in the …

Catalases, enzymes that decompose H 2 O 2, are broadly categorized as heme catalases or
non-heme catalases. The non-heme catalases are also known as Mn-catalases as they …

Background Cyanobacteria are well known for their inherent ability to serve as atmospheric
nitrogen fixers and as bio-fertilizers; however, increased contaminants in aquatic ecosystem …

This investigation focused on the simultaneous decrease of tannery sludge and the
reduction of its high chromium (Cr (VI)) content. This was accomplished through the addition …

Catalases, enzymes that detoxify H2O2, are widely distributed in all phyla, including
cyanobacteria. Unlike the heme-containing catalases, the physiological roles of Mn …