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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 12, No. 2, 2015, pp. 789-802
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Bioline Code: st15071
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2015, pp. 789-802
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Secondary plant metabolites and root exudates: guiding tools for polychlorinated biphenyl biodegradation
Jha, P.; Panwar, J. & Jha, P.N.
Abstract
Synthetic organic compounds are hallmark of
modern society. They are ubiquitous ranging from home,
workplace to agriculture industry, which leads to their nonjudicious
dispensing into environment. Unfortunately most
of them, especially polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are
deemed as persistent organic pollutants posing serious
health risks to human. Hence, there is an alarming need of
phasing out these chemicals and remediating contaminated
sites in eco-friendly manner. Phytoremediation has
emerged as a highly promising approach which capitalizes
on plants and their associated microorganisms for removal
of pollutants from targeted sites. Plant root exudations and
secondary metabolites efficiently orchestrate selective
recruitment of potential PCB-degrading microbial consortia
within the rhizosphere and inside plant tissues. Structural
analogy between organic contaminants and secondary
plant metabolites (SPMEs) renders possible uptake and
subsequent degradation of pollutants by microorganisms.
Present review is focused on potential role of plant root
exudates and SPMEs in structuring and orchestrating
remediation of PCBs within rhizosphere and inside plant
tissues. Also, recent developments in tools and techniques
to study remediation of organic contaminants with special
reference to PCBs are addressed
Keywords
Secondary plant metabolites; Persistent organic pollutants; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Biosensor; Rhizoengineering
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