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ArticleBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2025

Taurine decreases arsenic and microplastic toxicity in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) through functional and microstructural alterations.

Shahar Yar, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed, Umer Farooq, Arslan Hafeez, Shafaqat Ali, Mudassar Shahid, Pallab K Sarker

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Article in Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Shahar YarDepartment of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Arslan AshrafDepartment of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan. marslanashraf@gcuf.edu.pk.
Rizwan RasheedDepartment of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Umer FarooqDepartment of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Arslan HafeezDepartment of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Shafaqat AliDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Mudassar ShahidDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pallab K SarkerEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contamination of vegetables with heavy metals and microplastics is a major environmental and human health concern. This study investigated the role of taurine (TAE) in alleviating arsenic (As) and polyvinyl chloride microplastic (MP) toxicity in broccoli plants. The experiment followed a completely randomized design with four replicates per treatment. Plants were grown in soil spiked with MP (200 mg kg

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ArsenicBrassicaMicroplasticsTaurineLipid PeroxidationOxidative StressPhotosynthesisPlant LeavesSoil PollutantsArsenicMicroplasticsSoil PollutantsTaurineArsenic uptakeNon-enzymatic antioxidantsNutritionOxidative damageReactive oxygen speciesRedox homeostasisSecondary metabolism

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PMID39966256

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