Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 1993-04-01

Fungal degradation of organophosphorus insecticides.

J A Bumpus, S N Kakar, R D Coleman

文献索引：Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 39-40 , 715-26, (1993)

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摘要

Organophosphorous insecticides are used extensively in agriculture. As a group, they are easily degraded by bacteria in the environment. However, a number of them have half-lives of several months. Little is known about their biodegradation by fungi. We showed that Phanerochaete chrysosporium mineralized chlorpyrifos, fonofos, and terbufos (27.5, 12.2, and 26.6%, respectively) during an 18-d incubation in nutrient nitrogen-limited cultures. Results demonstrated that the chlorinated pyridinyl ring of chlorpyrifos and the phenyl ring of fonofos undergo cleavage during biodegradation by the fungus. The usefulness of P. chrysosporium for bioremediation is discussed.