Enhanced degradation of an endocrine-disrupting chemical, butyl benzyl phthalate, by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Cutinase

  • Yang Hoon Kim
  • , Jeewon Lee*
  • , Ji Young Ahn
  • , Man Bock Gu
  • , Seung Hyeon Moon
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4684-4688
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
    Volume68
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002 Sept

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Food Science
    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
    • Ecology

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