Publications
NIBIOs employees contribute to several hundred scientific articles and research reports every year. You can browse or search in our collection which contains references and links to these publications as well as other research and dissemination activities. The collection is continously updated with new and historical material.
2012
Authors
Celine ReboursAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Abstract
No abstract has been registered
Abstract
Residues of pharmaceuticals present in wastewater and sewage sludge are of concern due to their transfer to aquatic- and terrestrial food chains and possible adverse effects on non-targeted organisms. In the present work, uptake and translocation of metformin, an anti-diabetic II medicine, by edible plant species cultivated in agricultural soil has been investigated in greenhouse experiment. Metformin demonstrated a high uptake and translocation to oily seeds of rape (Brassica napus cv. Sheik and Brassica rapa cv. Valo). Expressed as an average bioconcentration factor, (BCF, plant concentration over initial concentration in soil, both in dry weight), BCF as high as 21.72 was measured. In comparison, BCFs for grains of the cereals wheat, barley and oat were in the range of 0.29 - 1.35. Uptake and translocation to fruits and vegetables of tomato (BCFs 0.02-0.06), squash (BCFs 0.12-0.18) and bean (BCF 0.88) were also low compared to rape. BCFs for carrot, potato and leaf forage Brassica napus cv. Sola were similar (BCF 1-4). Guanylurea, a known degradation product of metformin by microorganisms in activated sludge, was found in seeds from barley, beans and potatoes. The mechanisms for transport of metformin and guanidine in plants are still unknown, whereas organic cation transporters (OCTs) in mammals are known to actively transport such compounds and may guide the way for further understanding of mechanisms also in plants.
Authors
May Sæthre Ignace Godonou Trond Hofsvang Ghislain Tchoromi Tepa-Yotto Braima JamesAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Arne StensvandAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Julian Sauterleute Eva Skarbøvik Tor Haakon Bakken Helene Egeland Atle Harby Per Stålnacke Nagothu Udaya Sekhar K. Palanisami Krishna K Reddy K GosainAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Marco TasinAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Marco TasinAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Inge Stupak Brian Titus Nicholas Clarke Tat Smith Andis Lazdins Iveta Varnagiryte-Kabasinskiene Kestutis Armolaitis Milica Peric Claudia GuidiAbstract
No abstract has been registered
Authors
Theo RuissenAbstract
No abstract has been registered