Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments

Yin Zhong; Shichun Zou; Li Lin; Tiangang Luan; Rongliang Qiu; Nora F.Y. Tam

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.017

Author(s)

Yin Zhong
Shichun Zou
Li Lin
Tiangang Luan
Rongliang Qiu
And 1 others

Nora F.Y. Tam

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2043-2049
Journal / Publication	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	60
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

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Abstract

Cometabolism has been suggested as an attractive approach to enhance the degradation rates of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the effects of these recalcitrant PAHs on the degradation characteristics of low-molecular-weight PAHs are largely unknown. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of pyrene (PYR) and fluoranthene (FLA) on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene (PHE) in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments. Based on the kinetics and characteristics of PHE metabolites, it was proposed that the transformation of hydroxylated PHE into 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid was a rate-limiting step in the degradation of PHE by strain PheB4. Compared to a single addition of PYR or FLA, the presence of a mixture of PYR and FLA decreased the degradation rate of PHE to a larger extent, which was likely because it could inhibit the production of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid more effectively. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

Research Area(s)

1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, Biodegradation, Kinetics, Metabolite, Phenanthrene

Citation Format(s)

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Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments. / Zhong, Yin; Zou, Shichun; Lin, Li et al.
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 11, 11.2010, p. 2043-2049.

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Zhong, Y, Zou, S, Lin, L, Luan, T, Qiu, R & Tam, NFY 2010, 'Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 2043-2049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.017

Zhong, Y., Zou, S., Lin, L., Luan, T., Qiu, R., & Tam, N. F. Y. (2010). Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60(11), 2043-2049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.017

Zhong Y, Zou S, Lin L, Luan T, Qiu R, Tam NFY. Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2010 Nov;60(11):2043-2049. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.017

Zhong, Yin ; Zou, Shichun ; Lin, Li et al. / Effects of pyrene and fluoranthene on the degradation characteristics of phenanthrene in the cometabolism process by Sphingomonas sp. strain PheB4 isolated from mangrove sediments. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2010 ; Vol. 60, No. 11. pp. 2043-2049.