ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Tellurium: A Rare Element with Influence on Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Biological Systems.
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- Microbial mechanisms to transform the super-trace element tellurium: a systematic review and discussion of nanoparticulate phases.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2023Pooled it
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- Microwave assisted synthesis and bioactive potential of folic acid functionalized tellurium nanoparticles (FA@Te NPs) against HeLa cancer cells.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Antimicrobial Effect and ROS Redox Activity of NbGels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [1,3]Thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazolium Salts as Effective Antimicrobial Agents: Synthesis, Biological Activity Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Properties and antibacterial effectiveness of metal-ion doped borate-based bioactive glasses.Future microbiology · 2025Review
- Separation of Inorganic Forms of Tellurium Using On-Site SPE Followed by ICP-MS or ICP-OES-The Right Solution for Water Monitoring.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Tellurium and Nano-Tellurium: Medicine or Poison?Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Screening of AS101 analog, organotellurolate (IV) compound 2 for its in vitro biocompatibility, anticancer, and antibacterial activities.Amino acids · 2023Article
- The elements of life: A biocentric tour of the periodic table.Advances in microbial physiology · 2023Article
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- Bacillus megaterium HgT21: a Promising Metal Multiresistant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Soil Biorestoration.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Investigation into the Antibacterial Mechanism of Biogenic Tellurium Nanoparticles and Precursor Tellurite.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Vacuum-Deposited Cesium Tin Iodide Thin Films with Tunable Thermoelectric Properties.ACS applied energy materials · 2022Article
- Risk assessment of rare earth elements, antimony, barium, boron, lithium, tellurium, thallium and vanadium in teas.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Characterization of the Tellurite-Resistance Properties and Identification of the Core Function Genes for Tellurite Resistance inMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- Green synthesis of biogenetic Te(0) nanoparticles by high tellurite tolerance fungusFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Metalloid tellurium is characterized as a chemical element belonging to the chalcogen group without known biological function. However, its compounds, especially the oxyanions, exert numerous negative effects on both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Recent evidence suggests that increasing environmental pollution with tellurium has a causal link to autoimmune, neurodegenerative and oncological diseases. In this review, we provide an overview about the current knowledge on the mechanisms of tellurium compounds' toxicity in bacteria and humans and we summarise the various ways organisms cope and detoxify these compounds. Over the last decades, several gene clusters conferring resistance to tellurium compounds have been identified in a variety of bacterial species and strains. These genetic determinants exhibit great genetic and functional diversity. Besides the existence of specific resistance mechanisms, tellurium and its toxic compounds interact with molecular systems, mediating general detoxification and mitigation of oxidative stress. We also discuss the similarity of tellurium and selenium biochemistry and the impact of their compounds on humans.
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