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Assessing Phytoremediation Potential of Basil for Ciprofloxacin

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Title Assessing Phytoremediation Potential of Basil for Ciprofloxacin
 
Creator Saxena, Arushi
Gauba, Pammi
 
Subject Antibiotics
HPTLC
Basil
Remediation
Translocation
 
Description 955-965
Over the past years, the prevalence of antibiotics in water and soil has become a significant environmental hazard that
requires immediate attention. The purpose of this research is to examine the Ocimum basilicum (Basil) potential to
remediate the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP) and to determine its toxic effects on plants. A study in a greenhouse was
conducted to eliminate ciprofloxacin from the soil. For four weeks, plants were grown with varying concentrations of
ciprofloxacin (50 to 300 mg∙kg−1) in triplicates. To analyze the ciprofloxacin uptake in Basil, remediation rates,
translocation factor, and toxicity measures such as fresh & dry biomass, shoot & root lengths, change in chlorophyll,
flavonoid, carotenoid, proline, phenol, and catalase content were assessed. With the help of HPTLC (high-performance thin
layer chromatography) technique, accumulation of ciprofloxacin in root and shoot were analyzed. The result showed that at
100 and 200 mg∙kg−1 of ciprofloxacin concentration, the selected plant showed maximum remediation of 93.81% & 92%
respectively. Total chlorophyll, carotenoid, flavonoid, phenol, and catalase content, were higher at 100-200 mg∙kg−1. Such
increase is observed to manage ciprofloxacin-induced stress in plants. These levels later decreased at higher concentrations
due to toxicity of ciprofloxacin. Therefore, this study suggests that O. basilicum is a promising plant species with high
remediation rate and also confirmed that phytoremediation has a significant capability as a sustainable & eco-friendly
approach for the effective removal of CIP from soil.
 
Date 2024-09-18T09:29:23Z
2024-09-18T09:29:23Z
2024-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456 (Print); 0975-1084 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64558
https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v83i9.6374
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JSIR Vol.83(09) [September 2024]