Kevin Sule

The environmental pollutant cadmium (Cd) poses a threat to human health through the consumption of contaminated foodstuffs culminating in chronic nephrotoxicity. Mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) are...

Metal pollutants are a growing concern due to increased use in mining and other industrial processes. Moreover, the use of metals in daily life is becoming increasingly prevalent. Metals such...

Microbial nanotechnology is an expanding research area devoted to producing biogenic metal and metalloid nanomaterials (NMs) using microorganisms. Often, biogenic NMs are explored as antimicrobial, anticancer, or antioxidant agents. Yet,...

This work assessed effects of metal binding on membrane fluidity, liposome size, and lateral organization in biomimetic membranes composed of 1 mol% of selected phosphorylated phosphoinositides in each system. Representative...

Unilamellar vesicles of the biologically relevant lipids phosphatidic acid (PA) and phosphatidylserine (PS) with fully saturated (DM-) or partly unsaturated (PO-) acyl side chains were exposed to Ca, Mn and...

Metal ion-membrane interactions have gained appreciable attention over the years resulting in increasing investigations into the mode of action of toxic and essential metals. More work has focused on essential...

Anthropogenic activity has increased human exposure to metals and resulted in metal induced toxicity. Essential trace elements like cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and manganese (Mn) are best known for their...