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Elucidating the Metabolism of 2,4-Dibromophenol in Plants
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Floricultural Salvia plants have a high ability to eliminate bisphenol A
Hiroshi Okuhata1, Kazunori Ikeda, Hitoshi Miyasaka
1The Kansai Electric Power Co., Environmental Research Center, Keihanna-Plaza, 1-7 Seikacho, Sourakugun, Kyoto 619-0237, Japan.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
|June 15, 2010
Abstract:
The removal of bisphenol A, an endocrine disruptor, by 25 different kinds of Salvia cultivars was examined with hydroculture experiments. All the Salvia cultivars showed a high BPA-eliminating ability, and 100% to 74% of BPA (50 muM) was eliminated after 3 days.
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