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Kadri T, Rouissi T, Kaur Brar S, Cledon M, Sarma S, Verma M. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by fungal enzymes: A review. J Environ Sci (China) 2017; 51:52-74. [PMID: 28115152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of chemicals. They represent an important concern due to their widespread distribution in the environment, their resistance to biodegradation, their potential to bioaccumulate and their harmful effects. Several pilot treatments have been implemented to prevent economic consequences and deterioration of soil and water quality. As a promising option, fungal enzymes are regarded as a powerful choice for degradation of PAHs. Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Pleurotus ostreatus and Bjerkandera adusta are most commonly used for the degradation of such compounds due to their production of ligninolytic enzymes such as lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase and laccase. The rate of biodegradation depends on many culture conditions, such as temperature, oxygen, accessibility of nutrients and agitated or shallow culture. Moreover, the addition of biosurfactants can strongly modify the enzyme activity. The removal of PAHs is dependent on the ionization potential. The study of the kinetics is not completely comprehended, and it becomes more challenging when fungi are applied for bioremediation. Degradation studies in soil are much more complicated than liquid cultures because of the heterogeneity of soil, thus, many factors should be considered when studying soil bioremediation, such as desorption and bioavailability of PAHs. Different degradation pathways can be suggested. The peroxidases are heme-containing enzymes having common catalytic cycles. One molecule of hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the resting enzyme withdrawing two electrons. Subsequently, the peroxidase is reduced back in two steps of one electron oxidation. Laccases are copper-containing oxidases. They reduce molecular oxygen to water and oxidize phenolic compounds.
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- Tayssir Kadri
- INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- CO(2) Solutions Inc., 2300, rue Jean-Perrin, Québec, QC G2C 1T9, Canada
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Potential of non-ligninolytic fungi in bioremediation of chlorinated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. N Biotechnol 2015; 32:620-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Biotransformation of 4-sec-butylphenol by Gram-positive bacteria of the genera Mycobacterium and Nocardia including modifications on the alkyl chain and the hydroxyl group. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:8329-39. [PMID: 23912120 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5127-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The environmental pollutant 4-sec-butylphenol (4-sec-BP) which possesses estrogenic properties was transformed by the aerobic Gram-positive bacteria Mycobacterium neoaurum and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica into three main products (P1-P3) which were isolated and structurally characterized in detail. Two of them were products of a process resembling anaerobic metabolism of alkylphenols based on modifications of the alkyl side chain of 4-sec-BP. The first product (P1) was identified as 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl)-phenol. The second product P2 was isolated as a mixture of at least four structures which could be identified as I 4-sec-butylidenecyclohexa-2,5-dienone; II 4-(1-methylenepropyl)-phenol; III 4-(1-methylpropenyl)-phenol; and IV 4-(1-methylallyl)-phenol. In contrast to P1 and P2, the third product (P3) resulted from a modification of the hydroxyl group of 4-sec-BP. This product was only formed by M. neoaurum and was identified as the glucoside conjugate 4-sec-butylphenol-α-D-glucopyranoside. Since in general, fungi synthesize sugar conjugates to detoxify hazardous pollutants, the formation of this conjugate is a peculiarity of M. neoaurum. Thus, altogether, six products were formed from 4-sec-BP and different transformation pathways are introduced. The hydroxylating and glucosylating capacity of the characterized bacteria open up applications in environmental protection.
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Hájková A, Hraníček J, Barek J, Vyskočil V. Voltammetric Determination of Trace Amounts of 2-Aminofluoren-9-one at a Mercury Meniscus Modified Silver Solid Amalgam Electrode. ELECTROANAL 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201200408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Syed K, Yadav JS. P450 monooxygenases (P450ome) of the model white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Crit Rev Microbiol 2012; 38:339-63. [PMID: 22624627 PMCID: PMC3567848 DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2012.682050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Phanerochaete chrysosporium, the model white rot fungus, has been the focus of research for the past about four decades for understanding the mechanisms and processes of biodegradation of the natural aromatic polymer lignin and a broad range of environmental toxic chemicals. The ability to degrade this vast array of xenobiotic compounds was originally attributed to its lignin-degrading enzyme system, mainly the extracellular peroxidases. However, subsequent physiological, biochemical, and/or genetic studies by us and others identified the involvement of a peroxidase-independent oxidoreductase system, the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase system. The whole genome sequence revealed an extraordinarily large P450 contingent (P450ome) with an estimated 149 P450s in this organism. This review focuses on the current status of understanding on the P450 monooxygenase system of P. chrysosproium in terms of pre-genomic and post-genomic identification, structural and evolutionary analysis, transcriptional regulation, redox partners, and functional characterization for its biodegradative potential. Future research on this catalytically diverse oxidoreductase enzyme system and its major role as a newly emerged player in xenobiotic metabolism/degradation is discussed.
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- Khajamohiddin Syed
- Division of Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
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Argumedo-Delira R, Alarcón A, Ferrera-Cerrato R, Almaraz JJ, Peña-Cabriales JJ. Tolerance and growth of 11 Trichoderma strains to crude oil, naphthalene, phenanthrene and benzo[a]pyrene. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2012; 95 Suppl:S291-S299. [PMID: 20869805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 08/08/2010] [Accepted: 08/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are major organic contaminants in soils, whose degradation process is mediated by microorganisms such as the filamentous fungi Cunninghamella elegans and Phanerochaete chrysosporium. However, little is known about the tolerance and the degradation capability of Trichoderma species when exposed to PH. This research evaluated the tolerance and growth of 11 Trichoderma strains to crude oil (COil), naphthalene (NAPH), phenanthrene (PHE) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) by using in vitro systems. Petri dishes containing solid mineral minimum medium were separately contaminated with COil, with seven doses of either NAPH or PHE (250, 500, 750, 1000, 2000, and 3000 mg L(-1)), and with six doses of B[a]P (10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg L(-1)). Non-contaminated plates were used as controls. Trichoderma strains were exposed to all the contaminants by triplicate, and the growth of each fungal colony was daily recorded. No significant differences were observed among Trichoderma strains when they were exposed to COil in which the maximum fungal growth was reached at 96 h. In contrast, Trichoderma strains showed variations to tolerate and grow under different doses of either NAPH, PHE or B[a]P. Increasing NAPH doses resulted on significant greater fungal growth inhibition than PHE doses. The exposure to B[a]P did not inhibited growth of some Trichoderma strains.
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- Rosalba Argumedo-Delira
- Área de Microbiología, Postgrado de Edafología, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera México-Texcoco Km 36.5, Montecillo 56230, Estado de México, México
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Syed K, Porollo A, Lam YW, Yadav JS. A fungal P450 (CYP5136A3) capable of oxidizing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and endocrine disrupting alkylphenols: role of Trp(129) and Leu(324). PLoS One 2011; 6:e28286. [PMID: 22164262 PMCID: PMC3229547 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The model white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, which is known for its versatile pollutant-biodegradation ability, possesses an extraordinarily large repertoire of P450 monooxygenases in its genome. However, the majority of these P450s have hitherto unknown function. Our initial studies using a genome-wide gene induction strategy revealed multiple P450s responsive to individual classes of xenobiotics. Here we report functional characterization of a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, CYP5136A3 that showed common responsiveness and catalytic versatility towards endocrine-disrupting alkylphenols (APs) and mutagenic/carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Using recombinant CYP5136A3, we demonstrated its oxidation activity towards APs with varying alkyl side-chain length (C3-C9), in addition to PAHs (3–4 ring size). AP oxidation involves hydroxylation at the terminal carbon of the alkyl side-chain (ω-oxidation). Structure-activity analysis based on a 3D model indicated a potential role of Trp129 and Leu324 in the oxidation mechanism of CYP5136A3. Replacing Trp129 with Leu (W129L) and Phe (W129F) significantly diminished oxidation of both PAHs and APs. The W129L mutation caused greater reduction in phenanthrene oxidation (80%) as compared to W129F which caused greater reduction in pyrene oxidation (88%). Almost complete loss of oxidation of C3-C8 APs (83–90%) was observed for the W129L mutation as compared to W129F (28–41%). However, the two mutations showed a comparable loss (60–67%) in C9-AP oxidation. Replacement of Leu324 with Gly (L324G) caused 42% and 54% decrease in oxidation activity towards phenanthrene and pyrene, respectively. This mutation also caused loss of activity towards C3-C8 APs (20–58%), and complete loss of activity toward nonylphenol (C9-AP). Collectively, the results suggest that Trp129 and Leu324 are critical in substrate recognition and/or regio-selective oxidation of PAHs and APs. To our knowledge, this is the first report on an AP-oxidizing P450 from fungi and on structure-activity relationship of a eukaryotic P450 for fused-ring PAHs (phenanthrene and pyrene) and AP substrates.
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- Khajamohiddin Syed
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Ning D, Wang H, Ding C, Lu H. Novel evidence of cytochrome P450-catalyzed oxidation of phenanthrene in Phanerochaete chrysosporium under ligninolytic conditions. Biodegradation 2010; 21:889-901. [PMID: 20333538 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9349-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The presence of cytochrome P450 and P450-mediated phenanthrene oxidation in the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium under ligninolytic condition was first demonstrated in this study. The carbon monoxide difference spectra indicated induction of P450 (130 pmol mg(-1) in the microsomal fraction) by phenanthrene. The microsomal P450 degraded phenanthrene with a NADPH-dependent activity of 0.44 ± 0.02 min(-1). One of major detectable metabolites of phenanthrene in the ligninolytic cultures and microsomal fractions was identified as phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol. Piperonyl butoxide, a P450 inhibitor which had no effect on manganese peroxidase activity, significantly inhibited phenanthrene degradation and the trans-9,10-dihydrodiol formation in both intact cultures and microsomal fractions. Furthermore, phenanthrene was also efficiently degraded by the extracellular fraction with high manganese peroxidase activity. These results indicate important roles of both manganese peroxidase and cytochrome P450 in phenanthrene metabolism by ligninolytic P. chrysosporium.
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- Daliang Ning
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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Schmidt SN, Christensen JH, Johnsen AR. Fungal PAH-metabolites resist mineralization by soil microorganisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:1677-1682. [PMID: 20136075 DOI: 10.1021/es903415t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study investigated the mineralization of water-soluble polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) metabolites produced by the soil fungus Cunninghamella elegans. Eleven soil fungi were screened for their ability to metabolize (14)C-phenanthrene, (14)C-fluoranthene, and (14)C-pyrene into water-soluble compounds. Eight fungi produced water-soluble metabolites from all or some of the PAHs. The composition of the water-soluble PAH-metabolites from the most effective solubilizer C. elegans was analyzed by an ultraperformance liquid chromatograph interfaced to a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Thirty-eight metabolites were detected. All of 34 identified metabolites were sulfate-conjugated. The mineralization of (14)C-metabolites, produced by C. elegans, was compared to mineralization of the parent (14)C-PAHs in soil slurries. It was hypothesized that the increased bioavailability and metabolic activation of the metabolites would increase mineralization in soil slurries compared to mineralization of the parent PAHs. Unexpectedly, the mineralization of the (14)C-metabolites was in all cases extremely slow compared to the mineralization of the parent (14)C-PAHs. Slow (14)C-metabolite mineralization was not caused by metabolite toxicity, neither was cometabolic mineralization of (14)C-metabolites stimulated by the presence of active PAH-degraders. High water solubility, low lipophilicity, and extremely slow mineralization of the metabolites indicate a potential problem of leaching of fungal PAH-metabolites to the groundwater.
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- Stine N Schmidt
- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Geochemistry, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Peng RH, Xiong AS, Xue Y, Fu XY, Gao F, Zhao W, Tian YS, Yao QH. Microbial biodegradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2008; 32:927-55. [PMID: 18662317 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00127.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 393] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in various ecosystems and are pollutants of great concern due to their potential toxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. Because of their hydrophobic nature, most PAHs bind to particulates in soil and sediments, rendering them less available for biological uptake. Microbial degradation represents the major mechanism responsible for the ecological recovery of PAH-contaminated sites. The goal of this review is to provide an outline of the current knowledge of microbial PAH catabolism. In the past decade, the genetic regulation of the pathway involved in naphthalene degradation by different gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria was studied in great detail. Based on both genomic and proteomic data, a deeper understanding of some high-molecular-weight PAH degradation pathways in bacteria was provided. The ability of nonligninolytic and ligninolytic fungi to transform or metabolize PAH pollutants has received considerable attention, and the biochemical principles underlying the degradation of PAHs were examined. In addition, this review summarizes the information known about the biochemical processes that determine the fate of the individual components of PAH mixtures in polluted ecosystems. A deeper understanding of the microorganism-mediated mechanisms of catalysis of PAHs will facilitate the development of new methods to enhance the bioremediation of PAH-contaminated sites.
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- Ri-He Peng
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Agro-Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Cabana H, Jones JP, Agathos SN. Elimination of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals using White Rot Fungi and their Lignin Modifying Enzymes: A Review. Eng Life Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200700017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Capotorti G, Cesti P, Lombardi A, Guglielmetti G. FORMATION OF SULFATE CONJUGATES METABOLITES IN THE DEGRADATION OF PHENANTHRENE, ANTHRACENE, PYRENE AND BENZO[A]PYRENE BY THE ASCOMYCETEASPERGILLUS TERREUS. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/10406630590950273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Safonova E, Kvitko K, Kuschk P, Möder M, Reisser W. Biodegradation of Phenanthrene by the Green AlgaScenedesmus obliquus ES-55. Eng Life Sci 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200520077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chávez-Gómez B, Quintero R, Esparza-García F, Mesta-Howard AM, Zavala Díaz de la Serna FJ, Hernández-Rodríguez CH, Gillén T, Poggi-Varaldo HM, Barrera-Cortés J, Rodríguez-Vázquez R. Removal of phenanthrene from soil by co-cultures of bacteria and fungi pregrown on sugarcane bagasse pith. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2003; 89:177-183. [PMID: 12699938 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8524(03)00037-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sixteen co-cultures composed of four bacteria and four fungi grown on sugarcane bagasse pith were tested for phenanthrene degradation in soil. The four bacteria were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginose, Ralstonia pickettii, Pseudomonas sp. and Pseudomonas cepacea. The four fungi were identified as: Penicillium sp., Trichoderma viride, Alternaria tenuis and Aspergillus terrus that were previously isolated from different hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Fungi had a statistically significant positive (0.0001<p) effect on phenanthrene removal, that ranged from 35% to 50% and bacteria removed the compound by an order of 20%. Co-cultures B. cepacea-Penicillium sp., R. pickettii-Penicillium sp., and P. aeruginose-Penicillium sp. exhibited synergism for phenanthrene removal, reaching 72.84+/-3.85%, 73.61+/-6.38% and 69.47+/-4.91%; in 18 days, respectively.
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- B Chávez-Gómez
- Depto. Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, CINVESTAV-IPN, Av Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, AP 14-740, Col, CP 07360, Zacatenco, Mexico D F
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Lisowska K, Długoński J. Concurrent corticosteroid and phenanthrene transformation by filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2003; 85:63-9. [PMID: 12798358 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(03)00136-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans IM 1785/21Gp which displays ability of 17alpha,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (cortexolone) 11-hydroxylation (yielding epihydrocortisone (eF) and hydrocortisone (F)) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degradation, was used as a microbial eucaryotic model to study the relationships between mammalian steroid hydroxylation and PAHs metabolization. The obtained results showed faster transformation of phenanthrene in Sabouraud medium supplemented with steroid substrate (cortexolone). Simultaneously phenanthrene stimulated epihydrocortisone production from cortexolone. In phenanthrene presence the ratio between cortexolone hydroxylation products (hydrocortisone and epihydrocortisone) was changed from 1:5.1-6.2 to 1:7.6-8.4 in the culture without phenanthrene. Cytochrome P-450 content significantly increased after the culture supplementation by the second substrate, phenanthrene or cortexolone, adequately. To confirm the involvement of cytochrome P-450 in phenanthrene metabolism, the inhibition studies were performed. The cytochrome P-450 inhibitors SKF 525-A (1.5mM) and 2-methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridyl-1-propanone (metyrapone) (2mM) inhibited phenanthrene transformation by 80 and 62%, respectively. 1-aminobenzotriazole (1mM) completely blocked phenanthrene metabolism. The obtained results suggest a presence of connections between steroid hydroxylases and enzymes involved in PAH degradation in C. elegans.
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- Katarzyna Lisowska
- Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Lódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lódź, Poland
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Saraswathy A, Hallberg R. Degradation of pyrene by indigenous fungi from a former gasworks site. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002; 210:227-32. [PMID: 12044679 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11185.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Indigenous fungi isolated from soil of a former gasworks site were investigated in submerged cultures with pyrene as the sole carbon source. Five fungal strains capable of degrading pyrene included one strain of Trichoderma harzianum and four strains with characteristics of the genus Penicillium. These are identified as Penicillium simplicissimum, Penicillium janthinellum, Penicillium funiculosum and Penicillium terrestre. A maximum of 75% of 50 mg l(-1) and 67% of 100 mg l(-1) of pyrene was removed by the fast degrading strain P. terrestre at 22 degrees C during 28 days of incubation. The slower degrader P. janthinellum was able to remove 57% of 50 mg l(-1) and about 31.5% of 100 mg l(-1) pyrene. Degradation of pyrene is directly correlated with biomass development. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that fungi have been reported to use pyrene as the sole carbon and energy source. They may be ideal candidates for effective bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Ambujom Saraswathy
- Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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Ravelet C, Grosset C, Montuelle B, Benoit-Guyod JL, Alary J. Liquid chromatography study of pyrene degradation by two micromycetes in a freshwater sediment. CHEMOSPHERE 2001; 44:1541-1546. [PMID: 11545519 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00531-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Pyrene biodegradation in a freshwater sediment without fungi supply, or inoculated with two sediment micromycetes, Mucor racemosus var. sphaerosporus and Phialophora alba was studied after 0, 5, 13, 28, 60 and 90 days. The influence of glucose addition was estimated, and a liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous quantitative determination of residual anthracene, fluoranthene and pyrene in the sediment was developed. Samples with PAHs were extracted in Soxhlet with ethyl acetate, and LC analysis was performed on a 5 microm Supelcosil column (150 x 4.6 mm I.D.) with gradient elution (2 ml min(-1)) of acetonitrile-water and UV detection at 254 nm. Recoveries of anthracene, fluoranthene and pyrene were 90.3%+/-1.1%, 93.2%+/-0.9% and 90.42%+/-1.9%, respectively, without interference. The native sediment microorganisms (with or without glucose added) have shown 35% pyrene degradation and sediment with glucose inoculated by the strains revealed 40%.
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- C Ravelet
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Bromatologie, Université J. Fourier, UFR de Pharmacie de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, La Tronche, France.
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Hundt K, Martin D, Hammer E, Jonas U, Kindermann MK, Schauer F. Transformation of triclosan by Trametes versicolor and Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:4157-60. [PMID: 10966448 PMCID: PMC92278 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.9.4157-4160.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2000] [Accepted: 06/15/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the ability of Trametes versicolor and Pycnoporous cinnabarinus to metabolize triclosan. T. versicolor produced three metabolites, 2-O-(2,4,4'-trichlorodiphenyl ether)-beta-D-xylopyranoside, 2-O-(2,4,4'-trichlorodiphenyl ether)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and 2,4-dichlorophenol. P. cinnabarinus converted triclosan to 2,4, 4'-trichloro-2'-methoxydiphenyl ether and the glucoside conjugate known from T. versicolor. The conjugates showed a distinctly lower cytotoxic and microbicidal activity than triclosan did.
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- K Hundt
- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany.
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Micromycetes were isolated from PAHS-contaminated sediment and identified. They were investigated for pyrene degradation (10 mg l-1) in liquid synthetic medium for two days. Among the 41 strains isolated, 10 highly degraded pyrene (> 2.4 mg g-1 dry weight): two Zygomycetes (Mucor racemosus, M. racemosus var. sphaerosporus), 6 Deuteromycetes (Gliocladium virens, Penicillium simplicissimum, P. janthinellum, Phialophora alba, P. hoffmannii, Trichoderma harzianum), a Dematiaceae (Scopulariopsis brumptii) and a Sphaeropsidale (Coniothyrium fuckelii). Zygomycetes appeared as one of the most efficient taxonomic groups, especially with Mucor racemosus. Penicillium crustosum was the only strain that did not degrade pyrene. Among the 10 fungi which were performant for pyrene degradation, nine were not yet reported in the literature and showed a real value for PAH remediation.
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- C Ravelet
- Laboratoire de Botanique, Cryptogamie, Biologie Cellulaire et Génétique, UFR de Pharmacie de Grenoble, Université J. Fourier, Meylan, France
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Müller MB, Zwiener C, Frimmel FH. Sample cleanup and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of polar aromatic compounds in groundwater samples from a former gas plant. J Chromatogr A 1999; 862:137-45. [PMID: 10596971 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00960-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A method for the analysis of the polar aromatic compounds 1H-quinolin-4-one (Q), 10H-acridin-9-one (A), 5H-phenanthridin-6-one (P) and 9H-fluoren-9-one (F) in aqueous solutions has been developed. The method comprises steps for sample preparation (solid-phase extraction, cleanup) and analytical determination by means of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). For the cleanup step the suitability of two different sorbents (alternative A: silica gel, alternative B: LiChrolut EN) was investigated. Alternative B depicted several advantages, in particular higher sorbent capacity, faster and less complicated handling, higher recovery and better reproducibility. For Q, A and P, reproducibility of all method steps is better than 13%, with recovery rates ranging from 76% to 105% (n=3). Alternative B was applied to groundwater samples from a former gas plant. The analytes A and P could be detected at concentrations in the micro/l range.
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- M B Müller
- Division of Water Chemistry, Engler-Bunte-Institut, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
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Tongpim S, Pickard MA. Cometabolic oxidation of phenanthrene to phenanthrenetrans-9,10-dihydrodiol byMycobacteriumstrain S1 growing on anthracene in the presence of phenanthrene. Can J Microbiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1139/w99-017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mycobacterium strain S1, originally described as Rhodococcus strain S1 by chemotaxonomic criteria, was isolated by growth on anthracene, and is unable to use any of nine other polycyclic aromatic compounds as carbon source. Metabolism of phenanthrene during growth on anthracene as sole carbon source results in the accumulation of traces of a dihydrodiol metabolite in the growth medium, which, by comparison with authentic standards, has been tentatively identified as phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol. Anthracene metabolites were ruled out on the basis of comparisons with authentic anthracene dihydrodiols from Pseudomonas fluorescens D1 and chemically synthesized anthrols. The original source of phenanthrene for dihydrodiol production was phenanthrene present as a <1% contaminant in the anthracene used as carbon source. However, addition of further phenanthrene to the anthracene growth medium increased the level of phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol formed. Mycobacterium strain S1 also produced phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol when grown in a glucose-salts medium in the presence of phenanthrene. This dihydrodiol is a dead-end metabolite, and neither it nor its parent hydrocarbon are able to support the growth of Mycobacterium strain S1. Studies with metyrapone and ancimidol, which did not inhibit growth on anthracene but did inhibit formation of phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol, suggest it is likely the product of a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase-like activity.Key words: phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol, Mycobacterium.
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Martens R, Zadrazil F. Screening of white-rot fungi for their ability to mineralize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1998; 43:97-103. [PMID: 9616056 DOI: 10.1007/bf02815552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Soil samples from an agricultural field contaminated with 10 ppm 14C-benz(a)anthracene in glass tubes were brought into contact with cultures of wood-rotting fungi, precultivated on wheat straw substrate. Forty-five strains of white-rot fungi and four brown-rot fungi were tested for their ability to colonize the soil and to mineralize 14C-benz(a)anthracene to 14CO2 within a 20-week incubation time. Twenty-two white-rot fungi and all brown-rot fungi were unable to colonize the soil. Twenty-three strains of white-rot fungi, all belonging to the genus Pleurotus, colonized the soil. During the experiment the non-colonizing fungi and their substrate disintegrated more and more to a nonstructured pulp from which water diffused into the soil. The same phenomenon was observed in the control which contained only straw without fungus and contaminated soil. In samples with colonizing fungi the substrate as well as the mycelia in the soil remained visibly unchanged during the entire experiment. Surprisingly, most samples with fungi not colonizing the soil and the control without fungus liberated between 40 and 58% of the applied radioactivity as 14CO2 whereas the samples with the colonizing fungi respired only 15-25% as 14CO2. This was 3-5 times more 14CO2 than that liberated from the control (4.9%) which contained only contaminated soil without straw and fungus. A similar result was obtained with selected colonizing and noncolonizing fungi and soil contaminated with 10 ppm 14C-pyrene. However, in pure culture studies in which 14C-pyrene was added to the straw substrate, Pleurotus sp. (P2), as a representative of the colonizing fungi, mineralized 40.3% of the added radioactivity to 14CO2. The noncolonizing fungi Dichomitus squalens and Flammulina velutipes liberated only 17.2 or 1.7%, respectively, as 14CO2. These results lead to the hypothesis that the native soil microflora stimulated by the formed products of straw lysis is responsible for high degradation rates found with noncolonizing fungi.
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- R Martens
- Institute of Soil Biology, Federal Research Centre for Agriculture, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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Sack U, Heinze TM, Deck J, Cerniglia CE, Cazau MC, Fritsche W. Novel metabolites in phenanthrene and pyrene transformation by Aspergillus niger. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:2906-9. [PMID: 9212437 PMCID: PMC168586 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2906-2909.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Aspergillus niger, isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, was examined for its potential to degrade phenanthrene and pyrene. Two novel metabolites, 1-methoxyphenanthrene and 1-methoxypyrene, were identified by conventional chemical techniques. Minor metabolites identified were 1- and 2-phenanthrol and 1-pyrenol. No 14CO2 evolution was observed in either [14C]phenanthrene or [14C]pyrene cultures.
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- U Sack
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
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Lange B, Kremer S, Anke H, Sterner O. Metabolism of pyrene by basidiomycetous fungi of the generaCrinipellis,Marasmius, andMarasmiellus. Can J Microbiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1139/m96-151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The ability of different species and strains of the genus Crinipellis and the related genera Marasmius and Marasmiellus to metabolize pyrene was investigated. The metabolism of pyrene and the nature of metabolites formed were strain specific and depended on the culture medium. The following metabolites of pyrene were detected in the cultures: 1-hydroxypyrene, 1-pyrenylsulfate, 1,6- and 1,8-dihydroxypyrene and the corresponding quinones, trans-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxypyrene, and two transformation products which have never before been detected, 6-hydroxypyrene-1-sulfate and pyrene-1,6-disulfate. In addition, several not yet identified pyrene metabolites were produced by some strains.Key words: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pyrene, basidiomycetes, metabolism, transformation products.
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Kamiura T, Funasaka K, Tajima Y, Kawaraya T, Kuroda K. Pretreatment by yeast for determination of nickel and vanadium in bitumen-in-water emulsion by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0003-2670(96)00060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Casillas RP, Crow SA, Heinze TM, Deck J, Cerniglia CE. Initial oxidative and subsequent conjugative metabolites produced during the metabolism of phenanthrene by fungi. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY 1996; 16:205-15. [PMID: 8652115 DOI: 10.1007/bf01570023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Three filamentous fungi were examined for the ability to biotransform phenanthrene to oxidative (phase I) and conjugative (phase II) metabolites. Phenanthrene metabolites were purified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and identified by UV/visible absorption, mass, and 1H NMR spectra. Aspergillus niger ATCC 6275, Syncephalastrum racemosum UT-70, and Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 9245 initially transformed [9-(14)C]phenanthrene to produce metabolites at the 9,10-, 1,2-, and 3,4-positions. Subsequently, sulfate conjugates of phase I metabolites were formed by A. niger, S. racemosum, and C. elegans. Minor glucuronide conjugates of 9-phenanthrol and phenanthrene trans-9, 10-dihydrodiol were formed by S. racemosum and A. niger, respectively. In addition, C. elegans produced the glucose conjugates 1-phenanthryl beta-D-glucopyranoside and 2-hydroxy-1-phenanthryl beta-D-glucopyranoside, a novel metabolite. [9-(14)C]Phenanthrene metabolites were not detected in organic extracts from biotransformation experiments with the yeasts, Candida lipolytica 37-1, Candida tropicalis ATCC 32113, and Candida maltosa R-42.
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- R P Casillas
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA
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Pothuluri JV, Selby A, Evans FE, Freeman JP, Cerniglia CE. Transformation of chrysene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures by the fungusCunninghamella elegans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1139/b95-353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous and persistent environmental pollutants; some are mutagenic, toxic, and carcinogenic and remain a public health concern. We investigated the metabolism of mixtures of PAHs and a tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, chrysene, by the filamentous fungus, Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 36112. Cunninghamella elegans metabolized a mixture of PAHs including the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, and acenaphthene completely to hydroxylated intermediates within 24 h. The metabolites from the PAH mixtures were similar to those formed in earlier studies of individual PAH compounds. In separate experiments with chrysene, C. elegans metabolized about 45% of the [5,6,11,12-14C]chrysene added to cultures during 144 h incubation. The two major metabolites of chrysene were separated by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography and identified by ultraviolet–visible, mass spectral, and1H-nuclear magnetic resonance techniques as sulfate conjugates of 2,8-dihydroxychrysene and 2-hydroxychrysene. The two major metabolites accounted for about 33% of the total metabolism. The formation of sulfate conjugates of phenolic chrysene metabolites and glucoside conjugates and hydroxylated products of PAH mixtures by C. elegans may be a detoxification step, because these types of products are generally less toxic than the parent compound. Key words: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH mixtures, chrysene, Cunninghamella elegans, biotransformation, oxidation.
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Cerniglia CE, Gibson DT, Dodge RH. Metabolism of benz[a]anthracene by the filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3931-8. [PMID: 7993083 PMCID: PMC201918 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.11.3931-3938.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The metabolism of the carcinogen benz[a]anthracene (BA), a tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, by Cunninghamella elegans was investigated. C. elegans grown on Sabouraud dextrose broth transformed [14C]BA to labeled BA trans-8,9-dihydrodiol (90%), BA trans-10,11-dihydrodiol (6%), and BA trans-3,4-dihydrodiol (4%), but not to BA trans-5,6-dihydrodiol. These metabolites were separated by thin-layer chromatography and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and were identified by UV and mass spectral techniques. A BA tetraol, 8 beta,9 alpha,10 alpha,11 beta-tetrahydroxy-8 alpha, 9 beta,10 beta,11 alpha-tetrahydro-BA, was also identified as a metabolite and may have arisen as an additional oxidation product of either BA 8,9- or 10,11-dihydrodiol. This is the first study in which a biologically produced BA tetraol has been identified. Our results suggest that the transformation of BA to trans-dihydrodiols by C. elegans is similar to the transformation of BA found in mammals, except that BA 5,6-dihydrodiol is not produced.
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- C E Cerniglia
- Microbiology Division, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
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Lange B, Kremer S, Sterner O, Anke H. Pyrene Metabolism in
Crinipellis stipitaria
: Identification of
trans
-4,5-Dihydro-4,5-Dihydroxypyrene and 1-Pyrenylsulfate in Strain JK364. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3602-7. [PMID: 16349407 PMCID: PMC201862 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3602-3607.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The isolation and identification of two novel metabolites in the fungal metabolism of pyrene are described. The plant-inhabiting basidiomycete
Crinipellis stipitaria
JK364 metabolized pyrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four rings, when grown in submerged cultures in a medium containing malt extract, glucose, and yeast extract. In experiments with [
14
C] pyrene, after 7 days of incubation 40% of the labeled substrate was converted into organic solvent-extractable metabolites. Metabolites isolated from cultures grown with pyrene were identified as 1-pyrenylsulfate and
trans
-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxypyrene. 1-Hydroxypyrene, the precursor of 1-pyrenylsulfate, was also detected. 1-Pyrenylsulfate was isolated from mycelial extracts, whereas
trans
-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxypyrene was recovered from the culture filtrate. Identification of the compounds was based on their UV spectra, mass spectra, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. This is the first report on the detoxification of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by a plant-inhabiting basidiomycete. The occurrence of 1-pyrenylsulfate and
trans
-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxypyrene among fungal metabolites of pyrene is also new.
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- B Lange
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Macgillivray AR, Shiaris MP. Relative Role of Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microorganisms in Phenanthrene Transformation in Coastal Sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:1154-9. [PMID: 16349227 PMCID: PMC201452 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.4.1154-1159.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The relative role of eukaryotic versus prokaryotic microorganisms in phenanthrene transformation was measured in slurries of coastal sediment by two different approaches: detection of marker metabolites and use of selective inhibitors on phenanthrene biotransformation. Phenanthrene biotransformation was measured by polar metabolite formation and CO
2
evolution from [9-
14
C]phenanthrene. Radiolabeled metabolites were tentatively identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation combined with UV/visible spectral analysis of HPLC peaks and comparison to authentic standards. Both yeasts and bacteria transformed phenanthrene in slurries of coastal sediment. Two products of phenanthrene oxidation by fungi, phenanthrene
trans
-3,4-dihydrodiol and 3-phenanthrol, were produced in yeast-inoculated sterile sediment. However, only products of phenanthrene oxidation typical of bacterial transformation, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and phenanthrene
cis
-3,4-dihydrodiol, were isolated from slurries of coastal sediment with natural microbial populations. Phenanthrene
trans
-dihydrodiols or other products of fungal oxidation of phenanthrene were not detected in the slurry containing a natural microbial population. A predominant role for bacterial transformation of phenanthrene was also suggested from selective inhibitor experiments. Addition of streptomycin to slurries, at a concentration which suppressed bacterial viable counts and rates of [
methyl
-
3
H]thymidine uptake, completely inhibited phenanthrene transformation. Treatment with colchicine, at a concentration which suppressed yeast viable counts, depressed phenanthrene transformation by 40%, and this was likely due to nontarget inhibition of bacterial activity. The relative contribution of eukaryotic microorganisms to phenanthrene transformation in inoculated sterile sediment was estimated to be less than 3% of the total activity. We conclude that the predominant degraders of phenanthrene in muddy coastal sediments are bacteria and not eukaryotic microorganisms.
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- A R Macgillivray
- Environmental Sciences Program, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02125
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Sutherland JB, Fu PP, Yang SK, Von Tungeln LS, Casillas RP, Crow SA, Cerniglia CE. Enantiomeric Composition of the
trans
-Dihydrodiols Produced from Phenanthrene by Fungi. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:2145-9. [PMID: 16348991 PMCID: PMC182249 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.7.2145-2149.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The
trans
-dihydrodiols produced during the metabolism of phenanthrene by
Cunninghamella elegans, Syncephalastrum racemosum,
and
Phanerochaete chrysosporium
were purified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The enantiomeric compositions and optical purities of the
trans
-dihydrodiols were determined to compare interspecific differences in the regio- and stereoselectivity of the fungal enzymes. Circular dichroism spectra of the
trans
-dihydrodiols were obtained, and the enantiomeric composition of each preparation was analyzed by HPLC with a chiral stationary-phase column. The phenanthrene
trans
-1,2-dihydrodiol produced by
C. elegans
was a mixture of the 1
R
,2
R
and 1
S
,2
S
enantiomers in variable proportions. The phenanthrene
trans
-3,4-dihydrodiol produced by
P. chrysosporium
was the optically pure 3
R
,4
R
enantiomer, but that produced by
S. racemosum
was a 68:32 mixture of the 3
R
,4
R
and 3
S
,4
S
enantiomers. The phenanthrene
trans
-9,10-dihydrodiol produced by
P. chrysosporium
was predominantly the 9
S
,10
S
enantiomer, but those produced by
C. elegans
and
S. racemosum
were predominantly the 9
R
,10
R
enantiomer. The results indicate that although different fungi may exhibit similar regioselectivity, there still may be differences in stereoselectivity that depend on the species and the cultural conditions.
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- J B Sutherland
- National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079; Department of Pharmacology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 ; and Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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MacGillivray AR, Shiaris MP. Biotransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by yeasts isolated from coastal sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:1613-8. [PMID: 8517753 PMCID: PMC182127 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.5.1613-1618.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Yeast abundance in the sediments of 13 coastal sites in Massachusetts was quantified, and the potential of yeast isolates to biotransform polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was determined. Plate counts of yeasts varied between 10(2) to 10(7) CFU g (dry weight) of sediment-1. The most abundant genera isolated and identified included Candida, Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula, Torulopsis, and Trichosporon. More than 50% of the isolates from heavily contaminated sites transformed phenanthrene, as determined by spray-plate screening. The plate counts of phenanthrene-transforming yeasts correlated significantly to the sediment concentrations of phenanthrene. Transformation of [9-14C]phenanthrene and [12-14C]benz[a]anthracene by individual isolates varied greatly, ranging from 0.15 to 8.15 mumol of PAH g-1 in 120-h incubations. Of the isolated yeasts, Trichosporon penicillatum exhibited the greatest capacity for phenanthrene transformation. The ability to transform PAHs appears to be widespread among yeasts in coastal sediments.
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- A R MacGillivray
- Environmental Sciences Program, University of Massachusetts, Boston 02125
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Sack U, Günther T. Metabolism of PAH by fungi and correlation with extracellular enzymatic activities. J Basic Microbiol 1993; 33:269-77. [PMID: 8229670 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620330411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The activity to metabolize the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene, fluorene and fluoranthene by Trametes versicolor, Pleurotus ostreatus (white rot fungi), Laetiporus sulphureus, Daedaela quercina, Flamulina velutipes (brown rot fungi), Marasmiellus sp. (litter decaying fungus) and Penicillium sp. M 1 (isolated from a PAH contaminated soil sample) were compared. Screening methods for the presence of exoenzymes (peroxidases, polyphenoloxidases, "radical generating" enzymes) were evaluated for their use in screenings for fungi degrading PAH. Laetiporus sulphureus and Penicillium sp. M 1 cometabolize several PAH with rates comparable to white rot fungi. In most of the cases the patterns of extracellular peroxidases indicate the potential of fungi to degrade PAH.
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- U Sack
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Jena, Germany
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Dhawale SW, Dhawale SS, Dean-Ross D. Degradation of phenanthrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium occurs under ligninolytic as well as nonligninolytic conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:3000-6. [PMID: 1444413 PMCID: PMC183039 DOI: 10.1128/aem.58.9.3000-3006.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
In order to delineate the roles of lignin and manganese peroxidases in the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Phanerochaete chrysosporium, the biodegradation of phenanthrene (chosen as a model for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) was investigated. The disappearance of phenanthrene from the extracellular medium and mycelia was determined by using gas chromatography. The disappearance of phenanthrene from cultures of wild-type strains BKM-F1767 (ATCC 24725) and ME446 (ATCC 34541) under ligninolytic (low-nitrogen) as well as nonligninolytic (high-nitrogen) conditions was observed. The study was extended to two homokaryotic (basidiospore-derived) isolates of strain ME446. Both homokaryotic isolates, ME446-B19 (which produces lignin and manganese peroxidases only in low-nitrogen medium) and ME446-B5 (which totally lacks lignin and manganese peroxidase activities), caused the disappearance of phenanthrene when grown in low- as well as high-nitrogen media. Moreover, lignin and manganese peroxidase activities were not detected in any of the cultures incubated in the presence of phenanthrene. Additionally, the mineralization of phenanthrene was observed even under nonligninolytic conditions. The results collectively indicate that lignin and manganese peroxidases are not essential for the degradation of phenanthrene by P. chrysosporium. The observation that phenanthrene degradation occurs under nonligninolytic conditions suggests that the potential of P. chrysosporium for degradation of certain environmental pollutants is not limited to nutrient starvation conditions.
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- S W Dhawale
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne 46805
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Sutherland J, Selby A, Freeman J, Fu P, Miller D, Cerniglia C. Identification of xyloside conjugates formed from anthracene by Rhizoctonia solani. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0953-7562(09)81100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Narro ML, Cerniglia CE, Van Baalen C, Gibson DT. Metabolism of phenanthrene by the marine cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:1351-9. [PMID: 1599252 PMCID: PMC195597 DOI: 10.1128/aem.58.4.1351-1359.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Under photoautotrophic growth conditions, the marine cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 metabolized phenanthrene to form trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol) and 1-methoxyphenanthrene as the major ethyl acetate-extractable metabolites. Small amounts of phenanthrols were also formed. The metabolites were purified by high-pressure liquid chromatography and identified from their UV, infrared, mass, and proton magnetic resonance spectral properties. A. quadruplicatum PR-6 formed phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol with a 22% enantiomeric excess of the (-)-9S,10S-enantiomer. Incorporation experiments with 18O2 showed that one atom of oxygen from O2 was incorporated into the dihydrodiol. Toxicity studies, using an algal lawn bioassay, indicated that 9-phenanthrol and 9,10-phenanthrenequinone inhibit the growth of A. quadruplicatum PR-6.
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- M L Narro
- National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
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The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of hazardous environmental pollutants, many of which are acutely toxic, mutagenic, or carcinogenic. A diverse group of fungi, including Aspergillus ochraceus, Cunninghamella elegans, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Syncephalastrum racemosum, have the ability to oxidize PAHs. The PAHs anthracene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, fluoranthene, fluorene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene, as well as several methyl-, nitro-, and fluoro-substituted PAHs, are metabolized by one or more of these fungi. Unsubstituted PAHs are oxidized initially to arene oxides, trans-dihydrodiols, phenols, quinones, and tetralones. Phenols and trans-dihydrodiols may be further metabolized, and thus detoxified, by conjugation with sulfate, glucuronic acid, glucose, or xylose. Although dihydrodiol epoxides and other mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds have been detected as minor fungal metabolites of a few PAHs, most transformations performed by fungi reduce the mutagenicity and thus detoxify the PAHs.
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- J B Sutherland
- Microbiology Division, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
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Sutherland JB, Selby AL, Freeman JP, Evans FE, Cerniglia CE. Metabolism of phenanthrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl Environ Microbiol 1991; 57:3310-6. [PMID: 1781688 PMCID: PMC183964 DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.11.3310-3316.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium metabolized phenanthrene when it was grown for 7 days at 37 degrees C in a medium containing malt extract, D-glucose, D-maltose, yeast extract, and Tween 80. After cultures were grown with [9-14C]phenanthrene, radioactive metabolites were extracted from the medium with ethyl acetate, separated by high-performance liquid chromatography, and detected by liquid scintillation counting. Metabolites from cultures grown with unlabeled phenanthrene were identified as phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol, phenanthrene trans-3,4-dihydrodiol, 9-phenanthrol, 3-phenanthrol, 4-phenanthrol, and the novel conjugate 9-phenanthryl beta-D-glucopyranoside. Identification of the compounds was based on their UV absorption, mass, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Since lignin peroxidase was not detected in the culture medium, these results suggest the involvement of monooxygenase and epoxide hydrolase activity in the initial oxidation and hydration of phenanthrene by P. chrysosporium.
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- J B Sutherland
- National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
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The fungus Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 36112 metabolized approximately 80% of the 3-14C-labeled fluoranthene (FA) added within 72 h of incubation. C. elegans metabolized FA to trans-2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrofluoranthene (trans-2,3-dihydrodiol), 8- and 9-hydroxyfluoranthene trans-2,3-dihydrodiol, 3-fluoranthene-beta-glucopyranoside, and 3-(8-hydroxyfluoranthene)-beta-glucopyranoside. These metabolites were separated by thin-layer and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and identified by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, UV, and mass spectral techniques. The major pathway involved hydroxylation to form a glucoside conjugate of 3-hydroxyfluoranthene and a glucoside conjugate of 3,8-dihydroxyfluoranthene which together accounted for 52% of the total ethyl acetate-soluble metabolites. C. elegans initially metabolized FA in the 2,3 position to form fluoranthene trans-2,3-dihydrodiol, which has previously been shown to be a biologically active compound in mammalian and bacterial genotoxicity tests. However, C. elegans formed predominantly glucoside conjugates of the phenolic derivatives of FA, which suggests that this fungus has the potential to detoxify FA.
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- J V Pothuluri
- Microbiology Division, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
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Sutherland JB, Freeman JP, Selby AL, Fu PP, Miller DW, Cerniglia CE. Stereoselective formation of a K-region dihydrodiol from phenanthrene by Streptomyces flavovirens. Arch Microbiol 1990; 154:260-6. [PMID: 2222121 DOI: 10.1007/bf00248965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The metabolism of phenanthrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), by Streptomyces flavovirens was investigated. When grown for 72 h in tryptone yeast extract broth saturated with phenanthrene, the actinomycete oxidized 21.3% of the hydrocarbon at the K-region to form trans-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol). A trace of 9-phenanthrol was also detected. Metabolites isolated by thin-layer and high performance liquid chromatography were identified by comparing chromatographic, mass spectral, and nuclear magnetic resonance properties with those of authentic compounds. Experiments using [9-14C]phenanthrene showed that the trans-9,10-dihydrodiol had 62.8% of the radioactivity found in the metabolites. Circular dichroism spectra of the phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol indicated that the absolute configuration of the predominant enantiomer was (-)-9S,10S, the same as that of the principal enantiomer produced by mammalian enzymes. Incubation of S. flavovirens with phenanthrene is an atmosphere of 18O2, followed by gas chromatographic/mass spectral analysis of the metabolites, indicated that one atom from molecular oxygen was incorporated into each molecule of the phenanthrene trans-9,10-dihydrodiol. Cytochrome P-450 was detected in 105,000 x g supernatants prepared from cell extracts of S. flavovirens. The results show that the oxidation of phenanthrene by S. flavovirens was both regio- and stereospecific.
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- J B Sutherland
- National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079
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