BACKGROUND Cyanide is one of the most toxic chemicals produced by anthropogenic activities like mining and jewelry industries, which generate wastewater residues with high concentrations of this compound. Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes CECT5344 is a model microorganism to be used in detoxification of industrial wastewaters containing not only free cyanide (CN(-)) but also cyano-derivatives, such...

Abstract Dioscoreaceae or yam is a family of tuber that comprises many members with variability in utilization and their intensity consumption. This has wide used not only as food but also for medical purposes due to bioactive compounds. One the wild ( Dioscorea hispida Dennst), rich carbohydrates an obstacle high cyanide level. Historically, along cassava, staple some places Indonesia. There l...

Plants and animals have evolved various potential mechanisms to surmount the adverse effects of heavy metal toxicity. Plants possess low molecular weight compounds containing sulfhydryl groups (-SH) that actively react with toxic metals. For instance, glutathione (γ-Glu-Cys-Gly) is a sulfur-containing tripeptide thiol and a substrate of cysteine-rich phytochelatins (γ-Glu-Cys)2-11-Gly (PCs). Ph...

The article provides an overview of the literature on the role of sorption detoxification using intestinal adsorbents (enterosorption method) in the multifaceted treatment of various diseases. The mechanism of action of adsorbents and their therapeutic effects are presented. We emphasized that intestinal adsorbent Enterosgel is a modern, effective, and safe detoxifying agent.