Zinc protects chloroplasts and associated photochemical functions in cadmium exposed Ceratophyllum demersum L., a freshwater macrophyte

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Changes in antioxidant enzymes activity and plant performance by salinity stress and zinc application in soybean ( Glycine max L.) (2012, background): “vital enzymes, and a structural stabilizer for proteins, membrane and DNA-binding proteins (Aravind and Prasad, 2004).”
Photosynthetic organisms and excess of metals (2005, background): “Carotenoids are also sensitive to metal oxidative stress (Cu: Backor and Vaczi 2001; Co: Tewari et al. 2002, As: Mascher et al. 2002; Cd: Aravind and Prasad 2004). β-carotene is the most resistant (Wisniewski and Dickinson 2003).”
Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a review of their biological synthesis, antimicrobial activity, uptake, translocation and biotransformation in plants (2017, background): “Zn can also help increase the biosynthesis of chlorophylls and carotenoids and enhance the photosynthetic apparatus of the plant [5].”