PMC/PubMed Indexed Articles
Indexed In
- Academic Journals Database
- Genamics JournalSeek
- Academic Keys
- JournalTOCs
- China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
- Scimago
- Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA)
- Electronic Journals Library
- RefSeek
- Directory of Research Journal Indexing (DRJI)
- Hamdard University
- EBSCO A-Z
- OCLC- WorldCat
- SWB online catalog
- Virtual Library of Biology (vifabio)
- Publons
- MIAR
- University Grants Commission
- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Euro Pub
- Google Scholar
Useful Links
Share This Page
Journal Flyer
Open Access Journals
- Agri and Aquaculture
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
- Business & Management
- Chemistry
- Clinical Sciences
- Engineering
- Food & Nutrition
- General Science
- Genetics & Molecular Biology
- Immunology & Microbiology
- Medical Sciences
- Neuroscience & Psychology
- Nursing & Health Care
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
Abstract
Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by Whole Cells of Marine-Derived Fungi Aspergillus sydowii and Trichoderma sp
Natália Alvarenga, Willian G Birolli, Marcia Nitschke, Maria Olimpia de O Rezende, Mirna H R Seleghim and André L M Porto
This paper describes the screening of the growth of seven marine-derived fungi strains in the presence of chlorpyrifos in solid medium. The strains that showed best growth were A. sydowii CBMAI 935 and Trichoderma sp. CBMAI 932. Biodegradation reactions were performed in 10, 20 and 30 d in liquid medium containing commercial chlorpyrifos and mycelia from the selected strains. In 30 d, A. sydowii CBMAI 935 and Trichoderma sp. CBMAI 932 were able to degrade on average 63% and 72% of chlorpyrifos, respectively, and reduce the concentration of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol, the metabolite formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of chlorpyrifos. In 30 d, A. sydowii CBMAI 935 and Trichoderma sp. CBMAI 932 could use chlorpyrifos as sole source of carbon with low biodegradation percentages, 24% and 5%, respectively. Spontaneous hydrolysis was evaluated in malt medium, with the complete disappearance of chlorpyrifos. In distilled water, 61% of chlorpyrifos was hydrolyzed in 30 d.