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Transgenic plants and hairy roots: exploiting the potential of plant species to remediate contaminants by Ibañez, Sabrina, Talano, Melina, Ontañon, Ornella, Suman, Jachym, Medina, María I., Macek, Tomas, Agostini, Elizabeth

“…•Many plants and plant tissues have been improved for phytoremediation purposes.•Plants and HRs can be genetically modified to enhance their remediation…”
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Use of hairy roots extracts for 2,4-DCP removal and toxicity evaluation by Lactuca sativa test by Angelini, Vanina A, Agostini, Elizabeth, Medina, María I, González, Paola S

“…2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is widely distributed in wastewaters discharged from several industries, and it is considered as a priority pollutant due to its…”
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Vicia: a green bridge to clean up polluted environments by Ibañez, Sabrina, Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Vicia species, commonly known as vetches, include legume plants which nowadays can be found in many countries around the world. Their use to improve soil…”
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Vicia villosa Roth: a cover crop to phytoremediate arsenic polluted environments by Ibañez, Sabrina G., Travaglia, Claudia N., Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Vicia villosa Roth is a legume species with a growing application in Argentina as a cover crop (CC), a practice that favors the sustainable development of…”
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Effect of arsenic on tolerance mechanisms of two plant growth-promoting bacteria used as biological inoculants by Armendariz, Ana L., Talano, Melina A., Wevar Oller, Ana L., Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Bacterial ability to colonize the rhizosphere of plants in arsenic（As） contaminated soils is highly important for symbiotic and free-living plant…”
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Application of hairy roots for phytoremediation: what makes them an interesting tool for this purpose? by Agostini, Elizabeth, Talano, Melina A., González, Paola S., Oller, Ana L. Wevar, Medina, María I.

“…In recent years, hairy roots (HRs) have been successfully used as research tools for screening the potentialities of different plant species to tolerate,…”
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Scale up of 2,4-dichlorophenol removal from aqueous solutions using Brassica napus hairy roots by Angelini, Vanina A., Orejas, Joaquín, Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…▶ B. napus hairy roots were effectively used for a large scale removal of 2,4-DCP. ▶ High removal efficiencies were obtained (98%) in a short time (30 min). ▶…”
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Removal of 2,4-diclorophenol from aqueous solutions using tobacco hairy root cultures by Talano, Melina A., Frontera, Silvina, González, Paola, Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is harmful for aquatic life and human health, so many attempts have focused on removing it through innocuous technologies. Hairy…”
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Application of Brassica napus hairy root cultures for phenol removal from aqueous solutions by Coniglio, María S., Busto, Victor D., González, Paola S., Medina, María I., Milrad, Silvia, Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Phenolic compounds present in the drainage from several industries are harmful pollutants and represent a potential danger to human health. In this work we…”
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Is the PLC pathway involved in the response to phenol treatment in tobacco hairy roots? by Alderete, Lucas G. Sosa, Racagni, Graciela, Agostini, Elizabeth, Medina, María I.

“…Phospholipids and phospholipases play important roles in several cellular processes and responses to adverse growth conditions. However, the mechanism of…”
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Chromium (VI) remediation by a native strain: effect of environmental conditions and removal mechanisms involved by González, Paola S, Ambrosio, Laura F, Paisio, Cintia E, Talano, Melina A, Medina, María I, Agostini, Elizabeth

“…A native bacterial strain with high capability for Cr (VI) removal was isolated from tannery sediments located in Elena (Córdoba Province, Argentina). The…”
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Establishment of transgenic tobacco hairy roots expressing basic peroxidases and its application for phenol removal by Sosa Alderete, Lucas G., Talano, Melina A., Ibáñez, Sabrina G., Purro, Silvia, Agostini, Elizabeth, Milrad, Silvia R., Medina, María I.

“…Transgenic hairy root (HR) systems constitute an interesting alternative to improve the efficiency of phytoremediation process. Since peroxidases (Px) have…”
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Increasing knowledge about phytoremediation through a practical approach for undergraduate students by Talano, Melina A., Ibañez, Sabrina, Sosa Alderete, Lucas G., Wevar Oller, Ana L., Vezza, Mariana E., Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Universities play an important role in society and in providing solutions for its problems. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing…”
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Phenol tolerance, changes of antioxidative enzymes and cellular damage in transgenic tobacco hairy roots colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by Ibáñez, Sabrina G., Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…► G. intraradices could establish symbiosis with tobacco HR under phenol treatment. ► Colonized tobacco HR (wild type and transgenics) could tolerate phenol. ►…”
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Antioxidant response of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) hairy roots after phenol treatment by Sosa Alderete, Lucas G., Agostini, Elizabeth, Medina, María I.

“…Phenol is released to the environment from a wide variety of industrial effluents and it causes severe problems to human health and ecosystem. In the present…”
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Phytoremediation of phenol using Vicia sativa L. plants and its antioxidative response by Ibáñez, Sabrina G., Alderete, Lucas G. Sosa, Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Common vetch ( Vicia sativa L.) is a legume species with an extensive agricultural use. However, the phytoremediation potentiality of this species has not been…”
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In situ and de novo biosynthesis of vitamin C in wild type and transgenic tomato hairy roots: A precursor feeding study by Wevar Oller, Ana Laura, Agostini, Elizabeth, Milrad, Silvia R., Medina, María I.

“…The biosynthesis of l-ascorbic acid (AsA) in tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum cv. Money Maker) hairy roots (HR) was studied, by quantification of total…”
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A Tomato Peroxidase Involved in the Synthesis of Lignin and Suberin by Mónica Quiroga, Consuelo Guerrero, Botella, Miguel A., Araceli Barceló, Amaya, Iraida, María I. Medina, Francisco J. Alonso, Silvia Milrad de Forchetti, Horacio Tigier, Valpuesta, Victoriano

“…The last step in the synthesis of lignin and suberin has been proposed to be catalyzed by peroxidases, although other proteins may also be involved. To…”
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Phytoremediation of 2,4-dichlorophenol using wild type and transgenic tobacco plants by Talano, Melina A., Busso, Débora C., Paisio, Cintia E., González, Paola S., Purro, Silvia A., Medina, María I., Agostini, Elizabeth

“…Introduction Transgenic plant strategies based on peroxidase expression or overexpression would be useful for phenolic compound removal since these enzymes…”
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Phospholipid turnover and phospholipase D activity in tobacco hairy roots exposed to phenol by Sosa Alderete, Lucas G., Racagni, Graciela, Agostini, Elizabeth, Medina, María I.

“…► Tobacco HRs, WT and DT, were treated with phenol. ► Phenol treatment modified the lipid turnover of minor phospholipids in both HRs. ► In WT HRs, the…”
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