The uptake, translocation, metabolism, and distribution behavior of glyphosate in nontarget tea plant were investigated. The negative effects appeared to grown tea saplings when the nutrient solution contained glyphosate above 200 mg L–1. Glyphosate was highest in the roots of the tea plant, where it was also metabolized to aminomethyl phosphonic acid (AMPA). The glyphosate and AMPA in the roots were transported through the xylem or phloem to the stems and leaves. The amount of AMPA in the entire tea plant was less than 6.0% of the amount of glyphosate. The glyphosate level in fresh tea shoots was less than that in mature leaves at each day. These results indicated that free glyphosate in the soil can be continuously absorbed by, metabolized in, and transported from the roots of the tea tree into edible leaves, and therefore, free glyphosate residues in the soil should be controlled to produce teas free of glyphosate.
Mochou Gao,Xuehong Zhao,Wei Wang,Xueyan Zou,Chunpeng Song
Chain-like chitosan-sodium tripolyphosphate (CS-TPP) nanocomposite was prepared by an aqueous solution route. Then fluorescently active 6-carboxyl luciferin (6-FAM) was modified onto CS-TPP surface to afford CS-TPP-6-FAM nanocomposite (CS-TPP-6-FAM) with fluorescent activity. Onto the surface of CS-TPP-6-FAM was grafted bioactive carboxymethyl β -cyclodextrin (CβCD) to obtain CS/TPP/FAM/CβCD that can separate maltose binding protein tagged (MBP-tagged) fusion proteins from E. coli lysate. Findings demonstrate that CS-TPP-6-FAM-CβCD has an average diameter of 22 nm and a chain length of 70 nm. Its adsorption kinetic data can be described by Langmuir isotherm equation and the pseudo 2nd kinetic model , corresponding to high protein binding capacity for MBP-tagged PYL3. Furthermore, CS-TPP-6-FAM-CβCD dispersed in Hoagland nutrient solution can be adsorbed by tobacco through vascular bundle channels. Therefore, CS-TPP-6-FAM-CβCD could have promising applications in separating MBP-tagged fusion proteins from E. coli lysate and in monitoring the growth of plants as the fluorescent tracer.