Fungal Laccases Degradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
Joint Authors
Macellaro, Gemma
Piscitelli, Alessandra
Cicatiello, Paola
Pezzella, Cinzia
Sannia, Giovanni
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Over the past decades, water pollution by trace organic compounds (ng/L) has become one of the key environmental issues in developed countries.
This is the case of the emerging contaminants called endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs).
EDCs are a new class of environmental pollutants able to mimic or antagonize the effects of endogenous hormones, and are recently drawing scientific and public attention.
Their widespread presence in the environment solicits the need of their removal from the contaminated sites.
One promising approach to face this challenge consists in the use of enzymatic systems able to react with these molecules.
Among the possible enzymes, oxidative enzymes are attracting increasing attention because of their versatility, the possibility to produce them on large scale, and to modify their properties.
In this study five different EDCs were treated with four different fungal laccases, also in the presence of both synthetic and natural mediators.
Mediators significantly increased the efficiency of the enzymatic treatment, promoting the degradation of substrates recalcitrant to laccase oxidation.
The laccase showing the best performances was chosen to further investigate its oxidative capabilities against micropollutant mixtures.
Improvement of enzyme performances in nonylphenol degradation rate was achieved through immobilization on glass beads.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Macellaro, Gemma& Pezzella, Cinzia& Cicatiello, Paola& Sannia, Giovanni& Piscitelli, Alessandra. 2014. Fungal Laccases Degradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485194
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Macellaro, Gemma…[et al.]. Fungal Laccases Degradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485194
American Medical Association (AMA)
Macellaro, Gemma& Pezzella, Cinzia& Cicatiello, Paola& Sannia, Giovanni& Piscitelli, Alessandra. Fungal Laccases Degradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485194
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485194