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Mater Sci Nanotechnol 2018, Volume 2

COPPER AND CADMIUM ESTIMATION IN VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF

PTERIS

VITTATA, CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS

AND

GANODERMA LUCIDUM

M Amin Mir

Uttaranchal University, India

teris vittata, Catharanthus roseus

and

Ganoderma lucidum

have been analysed for the estimation of copper and cadmium by

spectroscopic methods. The two concerned metals have been found within the range of acceptability. Copper and cadmium

being acting as a co-enzyme in various metabolic cycles and gets involved in other physiological functions, so needs to be

maintained within the range. Since copper and cadmium are both essential cofactors and a toxic element, involving a complex

network of metal trafficking pathways, different strategies have evolved in plants to appropriately regulate their homeostasis.

The strategies must prevent accumulation of the metals in the freely reactive form (metal detoxification pathways) and ensure

proper delivery of these elements to target metalloproteins. The plants and the fungi should be consumed in powder form as to

meet the metal deficiency of the body.