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- Title
Biotransformation of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in Groundwater: Bisphenol A, Nonylphenol, Ethynylestradiol and Triclosan by a Laccase Cocktail from Pycnoporus sanguineus CS43.
- Authors
Garcia-Morales, R.; Rodríguez-Delgado, M.; Gomez-Mariscal, K.; Orona-Navar, C.; Hernandez-Luna, C.; Torres, E.; Parra, R.; Cárdenas-Chávez, D.; Mahlknecht, J.; Ornelas-Soto, N.
- Abstract
The biodegradation of organic compounds present in water at trace concentration has become a critical environmental problem. In particular, enzymatic oxidation by fungal laccases offers a promising alternative for efficient and sustainable removal of organic pollutants in water. In this work, the biocatalytic ability of laccases from the Pycnoporus sanguineus CS43 fungus was evaluated. A filtered culture supernatant (laccase cocktail) evidenced an enhanced biotransformation capability to remove common endocrine-disruptor compounds (EDCs), such as bisphenol A, 4-nonylphenol, 17-α-ethynylestradiol and triclosan. A biodegradation of around 89-100 % was achieved for all EDCs using synthetic samples (10 mg L) and after the enzymatic treatment with 100 U L (50.3 U mg ). The biodegradation rates obtained were fitted to a first order reaction. Furthermore, enzymatic biocatalytic activity was also evaluated in groundwater samples coming from northwestern Mexico, reaching biotransformation percentages between 55 and 93 % for all tested compounds. As far as we know this is the first study on real groundwater samples in which the enzymatic degradation of target EDCs by a laccase cocktail from any strain of Pycnoporus sanguineus was evaluated. In comparison with purified laccases, the use of cocktail offers operational advantages since additional purification steps can be avoided.
- Subjects
BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC compounds; ENDOCRINE disruptors; BIOTRANSFORMATION (Metabolism); GROUNDWATER
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2015, Vol 226, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-015-2514-3