#molybdenum — Public Fediverse posts
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#Sponges' #symbiosis with #bacteria helps them store toxic #molybdenum to keep predators away
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sponges-symbiosis-bacteria-toxic-molybdenum.htmlOut of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3923
"Entotheonella serves as a detoxifying organ for accumulating metals inside the body of its #sponge hosts. Hoarding more and more molybdenum, the bacteria convert it from its toxic soluble state into a mineral."
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Based on a nanosystem, the core of which is #polyoxometalate (containing #molybdenum and iron). A broad-spectrum #antibiotic, #tetracycline, is attached to the surface of the polyoxometalate.
#Chemistry #Nanotechnology #Pharmaceutical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/nt01182301.html