Title : Enhanced Degradation of an Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical, Butyl Benzyl Phthalate, by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Cutinase - Kim_2002_Appl.Environ.Microbiol_68_4684 |
Author(s) : Kim YH , Lee J , Ahn JY , Gu MB , Moon SH |
Ref : Applied Environmental Microbiology , 68 :4684 , 2002 |
Abstract :
Compared to yeast esterase, fungal cutinase degraded butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) far more efficiently; i.e., almost 60% of the BBP disappeared within 7.5 h. Also, the final chemical composition significantly depended on the enzyme used. Toxicity monitoring using bioluminescent bacteria showed that butyl methyl phthalate, a major product of degradation by esterase, was an oxidative toxic hazard. |
PubMedSearch : Kim_2002_Appl.Environ.Microbiol_68_4684 |
PubMedID: 12200333 |
Gene_locus related to this paper: fusox-CUT |
Substrate | Benzyl-butyl-phthalate |
Gene_locus | fusox-CUT |
Kim YH, Lee J, Ahn JY, Gu MB, Moon SH (2002)
Enhanced Degradation of an Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical, Butyl Benzyl Phthalate, by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Cutinase
Applied Environmental Microbiology
68 :4684
Kim YH, Lee J, Ahn JY, Gu MB, Moon SH (2002)
Applied Environmental Microbiology
68 :4684