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Biodegradation of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fluoranthene by Fungi Strains from a Brazilian Tropical Peat

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Author(s):
Garcia, Anuska C. F. S. [1] ; Birolli, Willian G. [2, 3] ; Araujo, Bruno R. [1] ; Marques, Carla G. [4] ; Barbosa-Junior, Antonio M. [5] ; Diniz, Leandro E. C. [6] ; Porto, Andre L. M. [2] ; Romao, Luciane P. C. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sergipe, Lab Estudos Mat Organ Nat, Dept Quim, BR-49100000 Sao Cristovao, SE - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, Lab Quim Organ & Biocatalise, BR-13563120 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Ctr Ciencias Exatas & Tecnol, Via Washington Luiz, Km 235, CP 676, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Lab Biodiversidade Mol & Conservacao, Dept Genet & Evolucao, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Sergipe, Dept Morfol, Lab Microbiol Aplicada, BR-49100000 Sao Cristovao, SE - Brazil
[6] Empresa Brasileira Pesquisa Agr, Lab Biol Mol, BR-49025040 Aracaju, SE - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 32, n. 9, p. 1874-1883, SEP 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an important environmental issue and the identification of new biocatalysts for an efficient biodegradation of these compounds is essential for bioremediation. Therefore, fungi strains isolated for the first time from a tropical peat at Santo Amaro das Brotas (Brazil) were studied for fluoranthene biodegradation. Fusarium sp. AC-7, Penicillium sp. AC-1 and Penicillium sp. AC-6 were isolated using fluoranthene as sole carbon source. All strains were tested for biodegradation of 100 mg L−1 fluoranthene during 14 and 28 days. After 28 days of biodegradation, 64 ± 3, 60 ± 4 and 51 ± 2% biodegradation was observed for Penicillium sp. AC-1, Penicillium sp. AC-6 and Fusarium sp. AC-7, respectively. Analysis of the obtained compounds enabled the identification of four metabolites, which were common to the three employed strains: anthrone, anthraquinone, 9-methoxyanthracene and cyclopropa[1]phenanthrene. It is important to note that control experiments were performed. The obtained results clearly demonstrated the efficiency of tropical peat fungi in the transformation of fluoranthene. These findings showed the potential of tropical peats for isolation of fungi and indicated that these strains can be applied for bioremediation processes of areas contaminated with fluoranthene and other PAHs. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/20155-7 - Biocatalytic reactions of aminolysis and kinetic resolution by lipases and biodegradation of agrochemicals by microorganisms
Grantee:Andre Luiz Meleiro Porto
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/07654-2 - Biginelli reaction (synthesis and chemoenzymatic resolution) and biotransformation of steroids by microorganisms
Grantee:Andre Luiz Meleiro Porto
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/19721-0 - USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICRORGANISMS IN THE BIODEGRADATION OF STROBILURINIC AND PYRETHROIDS PESTICIDES WIDELY EMPLOYED IN THE BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE
Grantee:Willian Garcia Birolli
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral