Uptake of Engineered Nanoparticles by Food Crops: Characterization, Mechanisms, and Implications

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2018, Pages 129-153

  Ma, Chuanxin ^a,b   White, Jason C ^a   Zhao, Jian ^c   Zhao, Qing ^d   Xing, Baoshan ^b  

^a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Disease suppression; Engineered nanoparticles; Food safety; Molecular responses; Nutrient alteration

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISEASE SUPPRESSION; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR RESPONSE; PARTICLE TRANSFORMATION;

FOOD SAFETY;

NANOPARTICLE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CROP; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SOIL;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; NUTRIENTS; SOIL;

EID: 85044674961     PISSN: 19411413     EISSN: 19411421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-030117-012657     Document Type: Review

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