Biochar enhances soil available potassium and plant uptake, yet its effects on soil potassium supply capacity and crop potassium accumulation require clarification. This study used a pot experiment with three soil types (albic, brown, and sandy soils...
Potassium-solubilizing bacteria are an important microbial group that play a critical role in releasing mineral potassium from potassium-containing minerals, e.g., potassium feldspar. Their application may reduce eutrophication caused by overused pot...
Pathogenetic studies have demonstrated that the interdependency of sodium and potassium affects blood pressure. Emerging evidences on the sodium-to-potassium ratio show benefits for a reduction in sodium and an increase in potassium compared to sodiu...
Potassium is basic for life. All living organisms require high amounts of intracellular potassium, which fulfils multiple functions. To reach efficient potassium homeostasis, eukaryotic cells have developed a complex and tightly regulated system of t...
Biochar is known to enhance soil potassium (K) availability and promote plant K uptake; however, its influence on the transformation pathways of fertilizer potassium and the mechanisms regulating crop potassium accumulation remains insufficiently und...
Mitochondrial potassium channels have been described as important factors in cell pro-life and death phenomena. The activation of mitochondrial potassium channels, such as ATP-regulated or calcium-activated large conductance potassium channels, may h...
The influence of potassium fertilizer on sugarcane (interspecific hybrids of Saccharum Spp.) yields and leaf and soil potassium levels was evaluated at six locations in Louisiana. The objective of this study was to determine if the sugarcane yields i...
Mixed evidence was published regarding the association of sodium, potassium and sodium-to-potassium ratio (Na/K ratio) with renal function impairment. This study was conducted to further explore the relationship between sodium, potassium, NA/K ratio...
Pistachio (Pistachio vera L.) is an economically valuable crop, and Iran is among the biggest producers and consumers of this product in the world. The pistachio psyllid (Agonoscena pistaciae) is one of the most destructive pests of this crop, result...
Hypertension is a complex disease explained with diverse factors including environmental factors and genetic factors. The objectives of this study were to determine the interaction effects between gene variants and 24 h estimated urinary sodium and p...
Background: There are conflicting reports on the association of socioeconomic (SES) characteristics and lifestyle with salt and potassium intake as well as with the sodium-to-potassium (Na/K) ratio. This paper examined how SES status and lifestyle ha...
Potassium channels are widely distributed integral proteins responsible for the effective and selective transport of
Mitochondrial potassium channels control potassium influx into the mitochondrial matrix and thus regulate mitochondrial membrane potential, volume, respiration, and synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS). It has been found that pharmacological ac...
Background: Albuminuria and albumin excretion rate (AER) are important risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) development. Despite the extensive evidence of the influence of sodium and potassium on cardiovascular health, the existing evidence...
Potassium is a cation involved in the resting phase of membrane potential. Diets rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, dairy products, and coffee have high potassium content. The shift from a pre-agriculture diet to today’s consumpt...
Increased potassium intake has been linked to improvements in cardiovascular and other health outcomes. We assessed increasing potassium intake through food or supplements as part of a controlled diet on blood pressure (BP), microcirculation (endothe...
Hypertension is affected by both genetic and dietary factors. This study aimed to examine the interaction between dietary sodium/potassium intake, sodium–potassium ratios, and FGF5 rs16998073 and link these with increased risk for developing hy...
Potassium is among the three essential macronutrients for tea plants, along with nitrogen and phosphorous, and plays important roles in growth and stress response. Potassium is absorbed by plants in larger amounts than any other mineral element excep...
Potassium, an essential inorganic cation, is crucial for the growth of oil crops like Brassica napus L. Given the scarcity of potassium in soil, enhancing rapeseed’s potassium utilization efficiency is of significant importance. This study iden...
By assuming that a stepwise outward movement of the four S4 segments of the hERG potassium channel determines a concomitant progressive increase in the flow of the permeant potassium ions, the inward and outward potassium currents can be simulated by...
Potassium is used extensively as a promoter with iron catalysts in Fisher–Tropsch synthesis, water–gas shift reactions, steam reforming, and alcohol synthesis. In this paper, the identification of potassium chemical states on the surface...
Background/Objectives: Potassium (K+) channels are essential transmembrane proteins that regulate ion flow, playing a critical role in regulating action potentials and neuronal transmission. Although K+ channel openers (agonists, K+ Ag) are widely us...
High dietary sodium and low potassium intake increase blood pressure and risk of hypertension, but whether the relationship between dietary sodium and potassium and risk of hypertension is different in North China and South China remains unclear. We...
The Ca2+ ion is used ubiquitously as an intracellular signaling molecule due to its high external and low internal concentration. Many Ca2+-sensing ion channel proteins have evolved to receive and propagate Ca2+ signals. Among them are the Ca2+-activ...
The three families of yeast plasma membrane potassium influx transporters are represented in Candida albicans: Trk, Acu, and Hak proteins. Hak transporters work as K+-H+ symporters, and the genes coding for Hak proteins are transcriptionally activate...
Feldspar, which is one of the main inputs of the ceramic and glass industries, has widespread sources in Turkey and thus forms a large component of the country’s mineral exportation. In addition to this, potassium feldspars are one of the raw materia...
Salinity adversely affects plant growth and productivity worldwide. To overcome salinity and other abiotic stresses, safe, ecofriendly biofertilizers that stimulate productivity have been experiencing rising demand, alongside decreasing use of minera...
Potassium (K) is a primary macronutrient for overall plant growth, yield potential, product quality and stress resistance of crops. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crops require a high amount of potassium to achieve the ideal yield and quality. Therefo...
Reliable fertilizer recommendations should account for factors influencing nutrient supply, including non-exchangeable potassium (K) reserves and fixation capacity, to ensure optimum crop yields. The combined effects of non-exchangeable K reserves an...
A pyrometallurgical route for the extraction of potassium from microcline was investigated. The reagents used were microcline, calcite and chlorine gas. Isothermal and non-isothermal chlorination assays were performed using experimental equipment ada...
To improve the potassium availability of feldspar at ordinary temperatures, the mechanical grinding and addition of sodium hydroxide/salts were employed to study the effects of mechanical activation and strong alkali addition on particle characterist...
Redox reactions exert a profound influence on numerous cellular functions with mitochondria playing a central role in orchestrating these processes. This pivotal involvement arises from three primary factors: (1) the synthesis of reactive oxygen spec...
Mitochondria play a fundamental role in the energetics of cardiac cells. Moreover, mitochondria are involved in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury by opening the mitochondrial permeability transition pore which is the major cause of cell death. The...
Background/Objectives: In 2017, the Canadian Government updated labeling requirements for prepackaged products to include potassium as a mandatory nutrient. Higher potassium intakes are beneficial in the general population, but for those with hyperka...
In this paper, a potassium chabazite (KCHA) zeolite membrane was prepared by coating KCHA zeolite on the surface of a porous alumina sphere. The performance of the KCHA zeolite membrane in extracting potassium from seawater and sea bittern at room te...
Potassium is an essential nutrient. It is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid where it plays a key role in maintaining cell function. The gradient of potassium across the cell membrane determines cellular membrane potential, which is main...
Potassium (K+) is one of the most important macronutrients for plant growth and development. It is generally accepted that the KUP/HAK/KT transporters play essential roles in K+ uptake at low concentrations. However, their physiological functions in...
Sodium ions are commonly found in natural water sources, and their high concentrations can potentially lead to adverse effects on both the water sources and soil quality. In this study, we successfully synthesized potassium polyacrylate (KMAA) hydrog...
Hypokalemia is common among critically ill patients. Parenteral correction of hyperkalemia depends on dosages and patient characteristics. Our aims were to assess changes in potassium levels following parenteral administration, and to derive a formul...
Ion channels, specifically those controlling the flux of potassium across cell membranes, have recently been shown to exhibit an important role in the pathophysiology of glioma, the most common primary central nervous system tumor with a poor prognos...
This research aimed to study interannual and seasonal dynamics of different potassium compounds in orchard soil and the potassium status of sour cherry trees affected by the application of nitrogen and potash fertilizers. Afield experiment was starte...
The use of chalcogenide elements, such as sulfur (S) and selenium (Se), as cathode materials in rechargeable lithium (Li) and sodium (Na) batteries has been extensively investigated. Similar to Li and Na systems, rechargeable potassium–sulfur (...
A diet rich in potassium is important to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This study assessed potassium intake; food sources of potassium (including NOVA level of processing, purchase origin of these foods); and sodium-to-potassium ratio (N...
Recently, gaseous signaling molecules, such as carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which were previously considered to be highly toxic, have been of increasing interest due to their beneficial effects at low concentra...
The aim of this study was to identify the food sources of potassium in the average Polish diet based on the data from the 2016 Household Budget Survey conducted on the representative sample of the Polish population (36,886 households, n = 99,230). Th...
Potassium permanganate is a highly corrosive, water-soluble oxidizing antiseptic. A 68- year-old female patient was admitted to our Emergency Department after ingestion of 3 tablets of 250 mg potassium permanganate as a suicide attempt. The physical...
Potassium is essential for plant growth and development and stress adaptation. The maintenance of potassium homeostasis involves a series of potassium channels and transporters, which promote the movement of potassium ions (K+) across cell membranes...
Potassium channels are integral membrane proteins that selectively transport K+ ions across cell membranes. They function through a pair of gates, which work in tandem to allow the passage of the ions through the channel pore in a coupled system, to...
A series of potassium salts of di- and tri-arylsubstituted cyclopentadienes has been obtained by the metalation of the corresponding cyclopentadienes with benzylpotassium in THF media. Crystals of all compounds, afforded by recrystallization from THF...
Potassium deficiency is one of the major issues affecting crop production around the globe. Giving the high cost of potassium fertilizers and environmental concerns related to inappropriate fertilization practices, developing more potassium use effic...
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