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Transgenic Plant Technology for Remediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids /
Transgenic Plant Technology for Remediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids covers all the technical aspects of gene transfer, from molecular methods, to field performance using a wide range of plants and diverse abiotic stress factors. It describes methodologies that are well established as a key re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Transgenic Plant Technology for Remediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Transgenic Plant Technology for Remediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids; Acknowledgments; I. Emerging Issues; 1 Transgenics in Phytoremediation of Metals and Metalloids: From Laboratory to Field; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Localizing Genetic Loci of Metal Accumulation; 1.3 Enhanced Metal Speciation With Transgenics; 1.4 Transgenics for Ecophysiological Adaptations of Metal Accumulation; 1.5 Transgenic Crops in Phytoremediation; 1.5.1 Outlook
- AcknowledgmentReferences; 2 Genetic Engineering for Metal and Metalloid Detoxification; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Genetic Engineering and Modification of Plants to Enhance Phytoremediation; 2.2.1 Manipulating Metal/Metalloid Transporter Genes and Uptake System; 2.2.2 Enhancing Metals and Metalloids Ligand Production; 2.2.3 Conversion of Metals and Metalloids to Less Toxic and Volatile Forms; 2.3 Metal and Metalloid Hyperaccumulating Plants; 2.4 Cellular Mechanisms in Plants for Heavy-Metal Detoxification and Tolerance; 2.4.1 Phytochelatins for Metal Sequestering; 2.4.2 Metallothioneins
- 2.4.3 Plant Metal Transporters2.5 Transgenes Promoting Efficient Phytoremediation in Transgenic Plants; 2.5.1 Genes Encoding Metal-Binding Proteins and Enzymes for Biosynthesis of Metal Ligands; 2.5.2 Genes Encoding Metal Transporters; 2.5.3 Genes Encoding Enzymes That Detoxify Metals and Metalloids by Chemical Modification; 2.5.4 Genes Involved in Primary Metabolism; 2.5.5 Genes Involved in Signaling and Gene Regulation; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Emerging Trends in Transgenic Technology for Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids; 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Characteristic Features of Plants for Phytoremediation3.3 Strategies for Genetic Manipulation to Engineer Phytoremediation Capacity in Plants; 3.3.1 Constitutive Overexpression of Single or Multiple Target Genes; 3.3.2 Tissue Specific Expression of Genes; 3.3.3 Organelle Specific Expression; 3.4 Advantages of Woody Transgenic Plants Over Herbaceous Transgenic Plants; 3.5 General Mechanism of Toxic Metal Uptake and Accumulation in Plants; 3.6 Genetic Engineering of Plants for Enhanced Metal Uptake; 3.6.1 Genes Encoding Metallothioneins, Phytochelatins, and Other Metal Chelators
- 3.6.2 Metal Transporters3.6.3 Antioxidants; 3.6.4 Chemical Transformation of Metals With Transgenic Plants; 3.7 Potential Risks Associated With the Use of Transgenic Plants and Their Mitigation Strategies; 3.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; 4 Emerging Trends and Tools in Transgenic Plant Technology for Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Potential Target Genes Likely to Contribute to Metal(loid) Accumulation and Tolerance in Plants; 4.2.1 Metal Transporters Genes Involved in Uptake, Translocation and Sequestration of Metals