Biodegradation of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fluoranthene by Fungi Strains from a Brazilian Tropical Peat
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.
Main Authors: | Garcia,Anuska C. F. S., Birolli,Willian G., Araújo,Bruno R., Marques,Carla G., Barbosa-Junior,Antônio M., Diniz,Leandro E. C., Porto,André L. M., Romão,Luciane P. C. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2021
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532021000901874 |
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