Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2010-03-01

Biotransformation of fluorobiphenyl by Cunninghamella elegans.

Jessica Amadio, Cormac D Murphy

Index: Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 86(1) , 345-51, (2010)

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Abstract

The fungus Cunninghamella elegans is a useful model of human catabolism of xenobiotics. In this paper, the biotransformation of fluorinated biphenyls by C. elegans was investigated by analysis of the culture supernatants with a variety of analytical techniques. 4-Fluorobiphenyl was principally transformed to 4-fluoro-4'-hydroxybiphenyl, but other mono- and dihydroxylated compounds were detected in organic extracts by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Additionally, fluorinated water-soluble products were detected by (19)F NMR and were identified as sulphate and beta-glucuronide conjugates. Other fluorobiphenyls (2-fluoro-, 4,4'-difluoro- and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-biphenyl) were catabolised by C. elegans, yielding mono- and dihydroxylated products, but phase II metabolites were detected from 4,4'-difluorobiphenyl only.

Related Compounds

  • 4-Fluorobiphenyl
  • 2-Fluorobiphenyl

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