Naslov
Chapter 14 - Silver nanoparticles phytotoxicity mechanisms

Autori
Biba, Renata ; Peharec Štefanić, Petra ; Cvjetko, Petra ; Tkalec, Mirta ; Balen, Biljana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Silver Nanomaterials for Agri-Food Applications Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection

Urednik/ci
Abd-Elsalam, Kamel A.

Izdavač
Elsevier

Grad
Amsterdam

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
317-356

ISBN
978-0-12-823528-7

Ključne riječi
AgNP Biotransformation Coating Cytotoxicity Genotoxicity Gene expression Proteomics Stability

Sažetak
The production and utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) is a rapidly growing field of industry. Among different types of NPs, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are of particular interest because of their well-known antimicrobial properties, which make them very interesting for potential application in agriculture and food production. However, increasing usage and unregulated release of AgNPs into aquatic and terrestrial systems bring concerns about their impact on the environment and living organisms, among which plants, as sessile organisms, are particularly affected. In this chapter, we summarize the novel findings on AgNP stability in biological media applied for plant exposure. Moreover, we also present AgNP roles in the promotion of cytotoxic and genotoxic effects, as well as in changes in gene and protein expression, to reveal the molecular response triggered by AgNPs in plants and assess their potential phytotoxicity mechanisms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Biologija

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