The project ULIXES aims to unravel, categorize, catalogue, exploit and manage the microbial diversity available in the Mediterranean Sea for addressing bioremediation of polluted marine sites. The idea behind ULIXES is that the multitude of diverse environmental niches of the Mediterranean Sea contains a huge range of microorganisms and their components (e.g. catabolic enzymes) or products (e.g. b ...
This project aims to develop novel materials and technologies for remediation of contaminated soils and groudwaters from xenobiotics (e.g. man-made) contaminants, via a programme of knowledge exchange and scientific work actions between 8 partner organisations (6 from three EU countries and 2 from an ICPC country). Chemical and biological approaches will be combined to develop novel technologies f ...
... and bone meal have to be utilised in such a way as to recover the nutrient phosphorus completely and in a plant available form. In addition, recycled fertiliser products must contain neither organic xenobiotics, nor pathogens which might enter the food chain. Elaborate concepts for recycling these residues combined with advanced, site-specific fertilisation strategies have the potential to make t ...
...convert land previously used in common agricultural practice and prepare it for organic management practice, efficient technologies are needed. Furthermore, organic farmlands are exposed to dangerous xenobiotics through distinct pollution drift effects such as wind driven pesticide containing dusts and xenobiotic containing rains. From these compounds the most outstanding problems are related to t ...
...crude laccase enzyme extractswas tested. For the investigation of substrate spectra of laccases the cell free supernatants were used. The ferment broths were mixed with equal volume of the distinct xenobiotics. In some cases mediator (guaiacol) also was added to the reaction mixture. The mixtures were incubated at 25 °C overnight. The reactions were stopped by removing the laccase from the system, ...
...nd detoxification of harmful substances in the environment and exchange of knowledge and good practice between participants of research trips, increase of knowledge about methods of detoxification of xenobiotics and heavy metals by microorganisms and plants, creation of a website as an internet platform for organising video-conferences, knowledge exchange and good practices and strengthening of th ...
Xenobiotics in the environment are pollutants, substances foreign to an entire biological system. Pesticides widely used for crop protection are xenobiotics, they did not exist before their manufacturing.Contamination of ground or surface waters with pesticides may be caused by direct intentional application, by discharge of industrial wastewater or spray liquid remainders, by the incidental conta ...
...ng aptamers to nanoparticles.The analytical procedures produced will be tested using first standards and then real samples. The target molecules will be analytes related to health and safety control (Xenobiotics: e.g. PCB, pesticides. Mycotoxins: e.g. patulin, nivalenol, Antioxidants: e.g. resveratrol, luteolin).The proposal has strong focus on development of concrete evolutionary new biosensors f ...
...tion. The cytochrome P450s are a superfamily of enzymes that are ubiquitous in nature, and one of the most important enzyme families used by insects to defend themselves against natural and synthetic xenobiotics. Insects have been shown to evolve resistance through quantitative changes in P450 expression or via qualitative changes in P450s that alter metabolic activity. Despite their importance in ...
Detoxification of poisonous xenobiotics in animals is typically performed by multi-gene enzyme families. Within arthropods, only insect genomes have been studied in detail where these families are well characterized. I recently uncovered a new enzyme family in the genome of a non-insect arthropod, the extremely polyphagous plant-feeding mite Tetranychus urticae and showed that this proliferated fa ...
...ology of the enzymatic bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by using biocatalysts (both native and tailored by directed molecular evolution). PAHs are a class of highly dangerous xenobiotics widely distributed in terrestrial and aquatic environments.Last trends in PAHs removal address to combine chemical and biological approaches for remediation of these persistent contaminant ...
By applying cutting-edge technologies at the very forefront of endocrine-disruption research, this XENROID project will investigate environmental xenobiotics that pose a threat to three highly sensitive vertebrate indicator species; African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Thyroid and steroid hormone systems are most often ...
...ic. Polluted water treatment before use has been their almost unique solution to deal with a growing water scarcity. The treatment of water and elimination of pollutants, mainly pathogenic organisms, xenobiotics and heavy metals, although itself presents significant challenges, is crucial for human health and environmental considerations. However, most regions in developing countries cannot afford ...
...lead to the discovery of food ingredients that alter regulatory lipids, provide understanding of the system involved, while providing new tools for the pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of xenobiotics.
...cibility, sensitivity, selectivity, stability, etc, will be studied. first using standards and, after optimization of the protocol, on real samples. As model, typical food target will be used such as xenobiotics."
Nuclear receptors (NR) are transcription factors activated by nuclear hormones, dietary components and xenobiotics. Nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling is an important part of NR signalling: NR nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling is regulated by external NR ligands and different intra-cellular processes.In close collaboration with experimental groups within the Marie Curie RTN NucSys (Sept 2007-Sept 2009) we ha ...
...bility, sensitivity, selectivity, stability, etc, will be studied first using standards and, after optimization of the protocol, in real samples. As a model, typical food targets will be used such as xenobiotics."
Background
Biocides not only kill pathogens that are targeted, but can also kill non-pathogens. This can have undesirable side-effects for human health and the environment. Such risks have yet to be sufficiently investigated for most biocides on the EU market because in different environmental compartments (e.g. soil, groundwater and air) active substance ...