Possible Interaction: Boric Acid and Boron

“Recent studies at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have indicated that boron may contribute to reduced fertility in male rodents fed 9000 ppm of boric acid in feed.”

“It was observed that the destruction of boric acid on fish increased depending on the amount of boron supplemented to the feed, and the most effect was in the group fed with 0.20 % boron supplemented feed.”

“Since the boron is the toxic element in boric acid , the aim of this article is to assess the amount of boron residues in honey and beeswax from hives treated with the BAA trap.”

“The supplementation of high dose boron (>320 mg/L) damaged the microstructure of thymus and inhibited the immune function by inhibiting Foxn1 expression, particularly at 640 mg/L. The optimal dose of boric acid supplementation in ostrich diets is 80 mg/L boric acid.”

“However, at dose 250 mg, BA treatment significantly increased serum nitric oxide, testosterone, estradiol levels and testicular boron and calcium levels and also significantly reduced serum arginase activity, sperm quality and testicular DNA content with minor DNA fragmentation.”

“ Boron bio-precipitates were observed when the strains grew in the presence of boric acid , probably due to an adaptive response developed by the cells to the exposure, for which many proteins were differentially synthetized.”

“The aim of this work was to study the inhibition effect of boric acid and sodium borate on the treatment of boron containing synthetic wastewater by a down flow aerobic fixed bed biofilm reactor at various chemical oxygen demand (COD)/boron ratios (0.47–20.54).”

“These results suggest that boron toxicity produces a reduction of water and BA uptake, triggering a hydric stress response that produces root growth inhibition.”

“The boron concentration in yeast cells lacking BOR1 was elevated upon exposure to 90 mM boric acid , whereas cells lacking DUR3 or FPS1 showed lower boron concentrations.”