In recent decades, global industrialization has significantly improved quality of life but has also led to an exponential increase in environmental pollution. Among the main environmental contaminants are heavy metals, characterized by high persistence, bioaccumulation capacity, and toxicity to ecosystems and human health. Among the strategies proposed to mitigate this contamination, phytoremediation has attracted considerable interest, with Cannabis sativa L. emerging as a promising species due to its unique physiological and metabolic characteristics. This thesis aims to critically review the existing scientific literature concerning the environmental and epidemiological risks associated with major heavy metals, the botanical and pharmacological properties of Cannabis sativa, and the plant’s mechanisms of response to exposure to such contaminants. Particular attention will be given to the impact of heavy metals on secondary metabolism, focusing specifically on the biosynthesis of cannabinoids.
Negli ultimi decenni, l'industrializzazione globale ha incrementato significativamente la qualità della vita, ma ha anche causato un aumento esponenziale dell'inquinamento ambientale. Tra i principali contaminanti ambientali si annoverano i metalli pesanti, caratterizzati da elevata persistenza, capacità di bioaccumulo e tossicità per gli ecosistemi e per l'uomo. Tra le strategie proposte per la mitigazione di tale contaminazione, la fitorimediazione ha suscitato notevole interesse, e Cannabis sativa L. si è distinta come specie promettente grazie alle sue peculiari caratteristiche fisiologiche e metaboliche. Questa tesi si propone di analizzare criticamente la letteratura scientifica esistente in merito al rischio ambientale ed epidemiologico associato ai principali metalli pesanti, alle caratteristiche botaniche e farmacologiche della Cannabis sativa, e ai suoi meccanismi di risposta all'esposizione a tali contaminanti. Particolare attenzione sarà dedicata all'impatto dei metalli pesanti sulla produzione del metabolismo secondario, con un focus specifico sulla biosintesi di cannabinoidi.
gli effetti dei metalli pesanti sulla Cannabis sativa e sulla produzione di cannabinoidi
ITALIANO, ANDREA
2024/2025
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In recent decades, global industrialization has significantly improved quality of life but has also led to an exponential increase in environmental pollution. Among the main environmental contaminants are heavy metals, characterized by high persistence, bioaccumulation capacity, and toxicity to ecosystems and human health. Among the strategies proposed to mitigate this contamination, phytoremediation has attracted considerable interest, with Cannabis sativa L. emerging as a promising species due to its unique physiological and metabolic characteristics. This thesis aims to critically review the existing scientific literature concerning the environmental and epidemiological risks associated with major heavy metals, the botanical and pharmacological properties of Cannabis sativa, and the plant’s mechanisms of response to exposure to such contaminants. Particular attention will be given to the impact of heavy metals on secondary metabolism, focusing specifically on the biosynthesis of cannabinoids.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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