About the Book
Molecular Impacts of Nanoparticles on Plants and Algae covers molecular mechanisms of plants/algae related to cellular uptake, translocation of nanoparticles, and genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome responses against it. The book introduces readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends of nanoparticles and plants/algae including interactions of nanoparticles with biological compounds in vitro. Nanoscience and nanotechnology have rapidly been developed in the last few decades, and they have a wide range of applications in industry, medicine, food, and agriculture. In agriculture, nanoparticles (NPs) have successfully been used for growth regulation, crop protection and improvement. This book presents the most recent findings on nanoparticle and plant/algae interaction by focusing on molecular response mechanisms at genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels. In addition, uptake and translocation mechanism of nanoparticles are assessed both in plant and algae. Throughout this book, the latest developments and discoveries are highlighted, along with open problems and future challenges in molecular mechanisms of plants/algae as a response of nanoparticles.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Transport phenomena
1. Nanomaterials: properties and characterization
2. Emerging concept on cellular uptake mechanism
3. Nanoparticle: Intracellular transport processes
Section 2: Implication on Omics
4. Nanoparticle: Implication on Genome
5. Nanoparticles: Implications on Transcriptome
6. Nanoparticles: Implications on proteome
7. Nanoparticles: Implications on metabolome
Section 3: Interaction with bio-compounds and systems
8. Impacts of NPs on structural elements within the cells
9. Interaction of nanoparticles with biomolecules
10. Interaction of nanoparticles with photosynthetic machinery
11. Impact of nanoparticles on biochemical reactions
Section 4: Applications
12. Application of nanoparticles, in agriculture: nanobased fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and nanobiosensors
13. Nanomaterials in plant/algae genetic engineering
14. Understanding the problem at hand: Nanotechnological implications that cannot be foreseen
15. Future perspectives
About the Author :
Huseyin Tombuloglu, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Research and Medical Consultation (IRMC) of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He received his BSc degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics, an MS degree in Biology and a PhD degree in Biotechnology. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Genomics, and Biotechnology, as well as Bioinformatics. His current research focuses on nanoparticle-plant interaction. He has published more than 60 internationally indexed articles. Among those, approximately 20 recent articles are related to nanoparticle and plant interactions at molecular and physiological levels. He has also edited two books published by a global publisher.
Dr. Guzin Tombuloglu (PhD) received her MS degree (Biology) in 2008 and PhD degree (Biotechnology) in 2014. She has experience in transcriptome sequencing, genetics, molecular biology and genomics. During her PhD, she studied transcriptomics identification of boron tolerance mechanism in barley. She has experienced several projects on abiotic stress, plant stress responses, boron toxicity, transcriptomics, and nanoparticle-plant interaction on molecular level. She has given several courses on teaching Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology education for more than 15 years. She also worked as a Chairman in Pathology Laboratory Techniques Programme and Assistant Manager at Vocational School of Medical Sciences at the university level. She is the co-editor of two international books published by Springer. Ebtesam A. Al-Suhaimi is a Professor, Researcher, and an Advisor to Scientific Research and Innovation at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), Saudi Arabia. She is specialized in endocrinology, physiology, and nanomedicine with a strong focus on translational biomedical applications. She is also engaged in advancing global scientific collaborations.
Abdulhadi Baykal (Ph.D) is Professor and chairman of the Food Engineering Department at Engineering Faculty of Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey. He received his BSc. degree in 1991 (Chemistry Education of Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey). He completed his MSc degree and Ph.D (both in Chemistry) in 1995 and in 1999 respectively. He became Assistant Professor in 2002, Associate Professor in 2009 and Professor in 2014 (Fatih University, Istanbul). He has more than 26 years of teaching and research experience in Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Analytical Chemistry, Magnetic Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanomedicine, Cancer Therapy, etc. His major research is the synthesis, characterization, and application (plant uptake, microwave absorber, recyclable nano catalyst, cancer treatment) of magnetic nanomaterials. He has published more than 440 papers in science indexed journals. He supervised 33 master and 4 Ph.D theses. He is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Head of the Plant Biotechnology Research Unit at the Princess Dr. Najlaa Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotechnology. His academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor at the University of Kashmir and research appointments in Malaysia. He holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Jamia Hamdard, India, with expertise in plant eco-physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal plant research. He has authored numerous books, journal articles, and book chapters, and serves on editorial boards for leading publishers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and affiliated with international scientific societies. His work focuses on advancing plant science through global collaborations and research on eco-physiological and molecular processes.
