Light- and microbe-independent Hg removal
A natural detoxification pathway driven by plant-generated reactive oxygen species that converts methylmercury to gaseous mercury, operating without light or microbes.
Tang, Wenli · Xu, Bai · Zhou, Yang · Sonne, Christian · Wu, Mengjie · Lam, Su Shiung · Hintelmann, H. · Mitchell, Carl P.J. · Johs, Alexander · Gu, Baohua · Liu, Cun · Feng, Naixian · Yang, Sihai · Rinklebe, J. · Lin, Yan · Chen, Long · Zhang, Yanxu · Yang, Yanan · Wang, Jiaqi · Li, Shouying · Wu, Qingru · Ok, Yong Sik · Xu, Diandou · Li, Hong · Zhang, Xiang · Ren, Hongqiang · Jiang, Guibin · Chai, Zhifang · Gao, Yuxi · Jiating, Zhao · Zhong, Huan
Nature Food 2024
Rice grain MeHg levels would be 2.4- to 4.7-fold higher without this pathway
Corresponding to annual global economic losses of US$30.7–84.2 billion