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5158707 
Journal Article 
Degradation of benzo[a]pyrene as sole carbon source by a non white rot fungus, Fusarium solani 
Rafin, C; Potin, O; Veignie, E; Sahraoui, ALH; Sancholle, M 
2000 
1 
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
ISSN: 1040-6638
EISSN: 1563-5333 
Taylor and Francis Ltd. 
ABINGDON 
21 
1-4 
311-329 
English 
WOS:000166199400026 
Non white rot fungi isolated from fuel-contaminated soil were screened for their ability to grow with benzo[a]pyrene as sole carbon source. The capacity of one isolate identified as F. solani F33 was further investigated by studying the mineralization of [7,10-14C]benzo[a]pyrene. Spores of F. solani were able to germinate in presence of benzo[a]pyrene and growing mycelium mineralized [7,10-14C]benzo[a]pyrene (0.2 % over a period of 10 days). The amount of 14CO2 released decreased of 66 % in 10 days culture in the presence of the inhibitor of cytochrome P-450 1-aminobenzotriazole, suggesting that such enzymes are involved in benzo[a]pyrene degradation by F. solani. This hypothesis was also enhanced by observing, in F. solani grown on benzo[a]pyrene, the presence of small vesicles with high fluorescence due to accumulation of BaP or its metabolites, not observed in control culture. 
benzo[a]pyrene; fungus; Fusarium Solani; cytochrome P-450 
17th International Symposium on Polycyclic AromatiC Compounds (ISPAC 17) 
BORDEAUX, FRANCE