Biodegradation of diethyl phthalate by an organic-solvent-tolerant Bacillus subtilis strain 3C3 and effect of phthalate ester coexistence

Navacharoen, A; Vangnai, AS

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1249457

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Journal Article

Year

2011

Language

English

HERO ID 1249457
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Biodegradation of diethyl phthalate by an organic-solvent-tolerant Bacillus subtilis strain 3C3 and effect of phthalate ester coexistence
Authors Navacharoen, A; Vangnai, AS
Journal International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
Volume 65
Issue 6 (Sep 2011)
Page Numbers 818-826
Abstract The contamination and distribution of phthalate esters - synthetic compounds widely used in plastic product production, including food and medical packaging - has raised safety concerns due to their endocrine-disrupting activity and mandated to be treated. Bacillus subtilis strain 3C3, isolated as an organic-solvent-tolerant bacterium, was capable of utilizing diethyl phthalate as a sole carbon source. Biodegradation of diethyl phthalate occurred constitutively without lag period, and its kinetics followed a first-order model. The biodegradability was significantly enhanced with the supplementation of yeast extract as a co-metabolic substrate. In the presence of Tween-80 as a solubilizing agent, cells rapidly degrade a range of short-chain phthalate esters at high concentrations (up to 1000 mg l super(-1 for diethyl phthalate). The biodegradation of short-chain phthalates in the binary, ternary and quaternary substrate system revealed that the coexistence of other short-chain phthalates had no significant influence on the biodegradation of diethyl phthalate, and vice versa. These results substantiated that B. subtilis strain 3C3 has potential application as a bioaugmented bacterial culture for bioremediation of phthalates.)
Doi 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.05.005
Wosid WOS:000295350500011
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Language Text English
Keyword Esters; phthalate esters; endocrine disruptors; Food; Bacillus subtilis; phthalates; Bioremediation; Kinetics; coexistence; Cell culture; Packaging; Biodegradability; diethyl phthalate; quaternary; Dietary supplements; Plastics; Food contamination; Biodegradation; Biodeterioration; Phthalic acid; Carbon sources
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